Japanese

がる

ふあんがる
Meaning: to appear uneasy; to behave as if anxious
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 不安がる 不安がらない
Polite 不安がります 不安がりません
Past 不安がった 不安がらなかった
Polite + Past 不安がりました 不安がりませんでした
Te-form 不安がって 不安がらなくて
Potential 不安がれる 不安がれない
Passive 不安がられる 不安がられない
Causative 不安がらせる 不安がらせない
Causative + Passive 不安がらされる 不安がらされない
Imperative 不安がれ 不安がるな

Handwriting

不
安
が
る

Example sentences

When left alone at home, the dog appeared anxious and started howling.
将来を徒に不安がるのは時間の無駄だ。
It is a waste of time to fruitlessly worry about the future.

Usage Notes

Formed by adding '-garu' (to show signs of) to 'fuan' (anxious). Used for third-party behavior.

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