How can I express a "person has a desire to do something"?


Sometimes I want to tell expressions like:

> Mrs. Honda wants to swim in the sea.

All I have in my Japanese notes is:

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    私はケータイがほしいです。(Syntax used for expressing my personal desires for an object)
    本田さんはケータイをほしがっています。(Syntax used for when a third party wants/desires an object.)
    子どもはアイスクリームをほしがります。(Syntax used when a group of people wants something.)
    
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As is noticed above the ほしい(です) part becomes ほしがる. Does this apply when
talking about what a 3rd party person wants. either is an object or an action
that wants to do.




According to Senko Maynard (2009:172), the difference between ～たい and ～たがる is
due to a distinction made between what a person directly experiences or feels
and information a person has only indirect access to.

In the same way, the Kurosio Dictionary of Grammar (2014:202) says ～たがる is
"used to express the wishes or desires of a third person", implying the
meaning of "showing signs of s.t.". It seems like we can just tell
someone/something shows signs of wanting to do something.




According to Senko Maynard (2009:172), the difference between ～たい and ～たがる is
due to a distinction made between what a person directly experiences or feels
and information a person has only indirect access to.

In the same way, the Kurosio Dictionary of Grammar (2014:202) says ～たがる is
"used to express the wishes or desires of a third person", implying the
meaning of "showing signs of s.t.". It seems like we can just tell
someone/something shows signs of wanting to do something.

