Grammar Quiz No.91

N3Word Choice〜がる (third-person feelings)

娘は犬を___います。

Q. Which form correctly reports another person's desire?

Translation

My daughter wants to keep a dog.

Explanation

When reporting another person's desire from observable behavior, Japanese commonly uses 〜たがる: 飼いたがっています. Plain 〜たい can still appear in quotations and contexts where the person's stated intention is being reported directly.

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