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Meaning of 有り難がる(ありがたがる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

有り難がる
Kana Reading
ありがたがる
Romaji
arigatagaru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru` ending
    Meaning
    to be thankful; to feel grateful; to show one's gratitude

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
有り難がる
Plain Polite
有り難がります
Negative
有り難がらない
Negative Polite
有り難がりません

Past

Plain
有り難がった
Plain Polite
有り難がりました
Negative
有り難がらなかった
Negative Polite
有り難がりませんでした

Te

Plain
有り難がって
Plain Polite
有り難がりまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
有り難がられる
Plain Polite
有り難がられます
Negative
有り難がられない
Negative Polite
有り難がられません

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JLPT 3

difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

On: ナン

Kun: かた.い, -がた.い, むずか.しい, むづか.しい, むつか.しい, -にく.い

18 strokes

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JLPT 4

possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx

On: ユウ, ウ

Kun: あ.る

6 strokes

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On: ナン

Kun: かたい, むずかしい

19 strokes

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