〜がり
〜がり means a person prone to feeling. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. This attaches to the stem of adjectives for feelings or sensations and describes a person who tends to feel that way. It is used like a noun, as in 「寒がり」, and often explains personality or physical tendency.
Japanese sources describe it as 「〜しやすい性質の人」.
〜がり examples
兄は寒がりです。
My older brother is sensitive to cold.
妹は恥ずかしがりです。
My younger sister is shy.
〜がり exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
母は（ ）ので、冬が苦手です。
- 寒がり ✓
- 寒い
- 寒く
- 寒さ
My mother is sensitive to cold, so winter is hard for her.
弟は（ ）で、人の前で話しません。
- 恥ずかしい
- 恥ずかしがり ✓
- 恥ずかしさ
- 恥ずかしく
My younger brother is shy, so he does not speak in front of people.
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