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  1. Auxiliary verb, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

    to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to

    not used in the first person; たい with がる affixedsee たいsee がる

    トムはしきりに新車を買いたがっている。
    Tom is eager to buy a new car.
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