妹は新しい靴を欲しがっています。
- My younger sister wants new shoes.
This Japanese sentence "妹は新しい靴を欲しがっています。" means "My younger sister wants new shoes." in English. It is an N2 Low-level example sentence.
AI Explanation
妹は新しい靴を欲しがっています。 meaning: My younger sister wants new shoes.
⚫︎ The particle は is used as a topic marker to indicate the main subject of the sentence. ⚫︎ In妹は, 妹 means younger sister, and は points out that she is the person the sentence is about.
⚫︎ The particle を marks the direct object of the action in a sentence. ⚫︎ In靴を, 靴 means shoes, and を indicates that the shoes are the direct object of the desire expressed by the verb.
⚫︎ The word 新しい is an i-adjective meaning new. ⚫︎ It directly modifies the noun 靴 to describe what kind of shoes the younger sister wants, forming the phrase新しい靴.
⚫︎ The expression 欲しがっています combines the i-adjective root 欲し with the auxiliary verb がる. ⚫︎ がる is used to describe the apparent desires, feelings, or sensations of a third person, rather than the speaker's own feelings. ⚫︎ The base form is欲しがる.
⚫︎ The verb ending ている is attached to 欲しがる to indicate a continuous or ongoing state at the present moment. ⚫︎ When 欲しがる conjugates into the te-form 欲しがって and adds います, it becomes 欲しがっています. ⚫︎ This means the younger sister is currently in a state of wanting the shoes.