Grammar Info

N1 Lesson 4: 18/18

がん～Totally, Seriously, Completely, Furiously, Majorly

Structure

ガン見
ガン + Verb［stem］

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About がん～

ガン見(み) is a noun that acts as a する-Verb in order to convey that someone is looking at something with fixation. Originally, it is a colloquial abbreviation of ガンガン見(み)る, with ガンガン being an onomatopoeic expression that can be interpreted as 'furiously', or 'vigorously' in certain contexts.

ガン can be attached the the stem form of certain verbs to create new する-Verbs, or attached to certain pre-existing する-Verbs.

As you are exposed to Japanese more and more, seeing certain onomatopoeia structures shortened like this will be quite common, and many of them are only used in some specific phrases. In this case ガン is not usually attached to other words, and words like ガン見(み) are considered a standalone expressions. Due to this, it will be important to look up similar expressions on a case-by-case basis in order to determine if the onomatopoeic part is acting as a prefix, or is just a set phrase.

Examples

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    昨日(きのう)の帰(かえ)りが遅(おそ)くなった理由(りゆう)を、妻(つま)にガン詰(づ)めされた。

    My wife completely hounded me about why I came home late yesterday.

      私(わたし)の娘(むすめ)がいじめられていたなんて、もう学校(がっこう)にガン切(ぎ)れしに行(い)くしかない。

      You’re saying my daughter has been bullied? There’s nothing left for it but to go absolutely ballistic at the school.

        あれだけ彼(かれ)に会(あ)えることを楽(たの)しみにしていたのだから、彼女(かのじょ)がガン萎(な)えするのも無理(むり)はないと思(おも)う。

        Since she had been looking forward to seeing him that much, it’s understandable that she’s totally down.

          犬(いぬ)が主人公(しゅじんこう)の映画(えいが)を見(み)たら、過去(かこ)に飼(か)っていた愛犬(あいけん)とその犬(いぬ)を重(かさ)ねてしまって、ガン泣(な)きした。

          When I watched a movie that had a dog as a main character, I imagined my old dog in its place and completely bawled my eyes out.

            ちょっとした冗談(じょうだん)のつもりだったのに、彼女(かのじょ)にとっては地雷(じらい)だったみたいで、いきなりガン切(ぎ)れされた。

            Even though I’d meant it as a little joke, apparently it was a crazy sensitive topic for her and she furiously snapped at me.

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