～がい JLPT N2

Formation

Verb-stem + がい

Explanation

The ～がい grammar point is used to express that an action is worth doing or to emphasize the value and importance of doing something. It is attached to verbs in their stem form and can be translated as 'worth doing' in English.

Example sentences

• この本は読みがいがあります。

  This book is worth reading.

  Kono hon wa yomi-gai ga arimasu.

• 早起きしがいがあると思いますよ。

  I think it's worth waking up early.

  Hayaoki shigai ga aru to omoimasu yo.

• 長い時間をかけがいのある仕事だ。

  It's a job worth spending a long time on.

  Nagai jikan o kake-gai no aru shigoto da.

• 彼とは話しがいがあるでしょう。

  It's worth talking to him.

  Kare to wa hanashi-gai ga aru deshō.