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Japanese verb欲しがる (hoshigaru) Conjugation
欲しがる (hoshigaru) means “to appear to want to have”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 欲しがらない and 欲しがります, and the te-form is 欲しがって. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to appear to want to have
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 欲しがる
- Reading
- ほしがる
- Romaji
- hoshigaru
- Masu form
- 欲しがります
- Nai form
- 欲しがらない
- Te-form
- 欲しがって
- Ta form
- 欲しがった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 欲しがる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがらない |
| Polite | 欲しがります |
| Polite negative | 欲しがりません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 欲しがった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがらなかった |
| Polite | 欲しがりました |
| Polite negative | 欲しがりませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 欲しがって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがらないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 欲しがっている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがっていない |
| Polite | 欲しがっています |
| Polite negative | 欲しがっていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 欲しがりたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがりたくない |
| Polite | 欲しがりたいです |
| Polite negative | 欲しがりたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 欲しがろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 欲しがりましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 欲しがれ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 欲しがるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 欲しがってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 欲しがらないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 欲しがれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがれない |
| Polite | 欲しがれます |
| Polite negative | 欲しがれません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 欲しがれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがらなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 欲しがったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがらなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 欲しがられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがられない |
| Polite | 欲しがられます |
| Polite negative | 欲しがられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 欲しがらせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがらせない |
| Polite | 欲しがらせます |
| Polite negative | 欲しがらせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 欲しがらされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 欲しがらされない |
| Polite | 欲しがらされます |
| Polite negative | 欲しがらされません |
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