父(ちち) chichiは wa私(わたし) watashiを o弁(べん)護(ご)士(し) bengoshiに niし shiたがっている tagatteiru。 My father wants me to become a lawyer. Literal Father [topic-は] me [object-を] lawyer [to-に] wanting-to-make. ~にしたがっている means 'wants to make X into Y.' したがる is the third-person desire form of したい + がる — used because the desire belongs to someone other than the speaker. familyparentingfuture plans~にする (decide on/make into)~がる (show signs of feeling)
父(ちち) chichiは wa私(わたし) watashiを o弁(べん)護(ご)士(し) bengoshiに niし shiたがっている tagatteiru。 My father wants me to become a lawyer. Literal Father [topic-は] me [object-を] lawyer [to-に] wanting-to-make. ~にしたがっている means 'wants to make X into Y.' したがる is the third-person desire form of したい + がる — used because the desire belongs to someone other than the speaker. familyparentingfuture plans~にする (decide on/make into)~がる (show signs of feeling)