がる passive form


In the following sentence, the verb がる appears to be used in passive form when
the speaker is describing herself as a child:

> 私は少し奇妙がられる子供だった

What does がる indicate when used in passive form? Because the verb normally
indicates a quality someone is displaying, I don't understand how it can be
put in passive form.




In this context, 私 is the one 奇妙が **られる** by others/someone around me. In
other words, `他人から/周囲から` (by others/someone around me) is omitted from the
sentence, as follows:

> 私は`他人から/周囲から`少し奇妙が **られる** 子供だった




In this context, 私 is the one 奇妙が **られる** by others/someone around me. In
other words, `他人から/周囲から` (by others/someone around me) is omitted from the
sentence, as follows:

> 私は`他人から/周囲から`少し奇妙が **られる** 子供だった

