がる §

= Helper Verb, used to express desires of other people, translating as “to show signs of”

Forming §

Replace -i with がる (and adjust the subject/object accordingly since it’s a transitive verb)

Example §

• 私はケーキが食べたい。
  • ”= I want to eat cake”
  • ” When it comes to me, cake is desired to be eaten”
  • → トムさんはケーキが食べたがる。
    • ”= he want’s to eat cake”
    • ” When it comes to Tom, cake shows signs of being desired to be eaten”