What does がる mean?
がる is a Japanese suffix meaning “to show signs of being; to feel; to think” in English. It can also be translated as “to behave as if one were” depending on context. It is written as がる in hiragana, and garu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentence
私が早く去るので彼らは残念がった。
My leaving early made them feel sorry.