たがる

Etymology
From, the stem of the desiderative suffix , and the suffix.

Pronunciation

 * In Tokyo speech, the accent of the verb construction falls on the ga mora in the suffix, regardless of the accent type of the suffixed verb. Example:

Suffix

 * 1) seem to want to

Usage notes
Attaches to the of verbs. See and.

The suffix is used exclusively to talk about the speaker's own wants. When describing the wants of someone else, the suffix is used instead.

This word is morphologically an inflectional suffix. It is classified as in traditional Japanese grammar.