to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious tonot used in the first person; たい with がる affixedsee also たい and がる
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たがるFrequency rank: 45,256. – 46,118.
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to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
This term is used to express a desire or eagerness that a subject (usually a third person) seems to have for an action or state. It indicates that someone appears to want or be inclined to do something, often used for expressing others' intentions or feelings rather than one's own.
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