Turning adjectives into verbs


Using がる turns adjectives into verbs and adds a "appears to" meaning. For
example:

嫌がる (na-adjective)

美味しがる (i-adjective)

Is there ever any point (from a usage perspective) in turning adjectives into
verbs?




> 美味しがる (i-adjective)

I've never heard おいしがる, I think people would usually say something like
おいしそうに食べる or something. But [it seems to
exist](http://www.kt.rim.or.jp/~naoyom/iretrvl.html):

> 何でこんなものをイギリス人は美味しがって食べるのか。理解に苦しむ。

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> Is there ever any point (from a usage perspective) in turning adjectives
> into verbs?

Yes, the point of 嫌がる is to talk about another person's reaction to something.

