ほしがっている versus ほしそうだ I don't really understand the differences between the following sentences. * * In both sentences, the speakers made conjectures based on the sign that the third person () is showing. # Question 1. What is the difference between the 2 sentences above? 2. Can I rewrite the second one as Is it redundant?

can mean

1. He wants a new car …
2. He is showing his desire for a new car



**** means "He looks desirous of a new car".

is usually taken as something like "I assume he is now begging a new car".