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 to 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.

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Examples

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  • 夜(よる)ご飯(はん)いるよって言(い)ってたから用意(ようい)したのに、急(きゅう)にいらないなんて、ガン切(ぎ)れだわ。

    I made dinner since you said you wanted it and now suddenly you say you don’t? I’m gonna totally lose it.

  • 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.

  • 残業(ざんぎょう)を４(よ)時間(じかん)もしたせいで、家(いえ)に帰(かえ)った途端(とたん)に、ソファでガン寝(ね)してしまった。

    Because I worked four hours overtime, the second I got home, I completely conked out on the sofa.

  • 妹(いもうと)に１(いち)日中(にちじゅう)ガン無視(むし)され続(つづ)け、今日(きょう)は一言(ひとこと)も会話(かいわ)を交(か)わしていない。

    I was completely ignored by my little sister continuously today, so I am not chatting with her even a bit.

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