嬉しがる | Shirabe

がる

Common suffix Godan

English jmdict

Godan verb with 'ru' ending to show signs of being;to feel;to think

following adj. stem

私が早く去るので彼らは残念がった。

My leaving early made them feel sorry.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending to behave as if one were;to pretend;to act as if

following adj. stem or noun

See also: 得意がる (とくいがる)

Godan Intransitive

English jmdict

Godan verb with 'ru' endingintransitive verb to seem glad;to look happy;to be glad

See also: 嬉しい (うれしい), がる

その結果の報道に満足して彼は手をもんでうれしがっていた。

He was rubbing his hands over the report of the result.