pacerier 先輩 Joined 1 Apr 2009 Messages 188 Reaction score 0 31 Aug 2011 #1 Why is it that we can say something like 兄はカメラを欲しがっています but not 兄はカメラが欲しがっています ?
Glenn 一切皆苦 Joined 8 Jan 2004 Messages 7,842 Reaction score 200 1 Sep 2011 #2 Because 欲しがる is a transitive verb. You'd mark the one who wants something with が, not the desired object. In this case if there weren't a は, 兄 would be marked with が.
Because 欲しがる is a transitive verb. You'd mark the one who wants something with が, not the desired object. In this case if there weren't a は, 兄 would be marked with が.
pacerier 先輩 Joined 1 Apr 2009 Messages 188 Reaction score 0 1 Sep 2011 Thread starter #3 thx for the explanation !