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嫌がる

iyagaru

Description

「嫌がる」は、だれかが何かを「いやだ」と思って、それをしたくないという気持ちを見せることです。

"嫌がる" means showing that someone thinks something is unpleasant and does not want to do it.

自分ではなく、ほかの人の気持ちを言うときによく使います。

It is often used to express the feelings of others, not oneself.

Meanings

嫌がるiyagaru

to show dislike; to be unwilling; to hate to do

子供が野菜を食べるのを嫌がる。

Children dislike eating vegetables.

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Notes

  • Word formation

    嫌 (iya, 'unpleasant') + がる, a suffix showing another person's outward feelings.

  • Nuance

    がる describes someone else's visible emotion; use 嫌 or 嫌い for your own feelings.

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