~がち
〜gachi
Formation
Verb-ます stem + がち / い-Adjective stem + がち / な-Adjective stem + がち
Expresses that something tends to occur frequently or habitually.
When to use
ます stem / Noun + がち: tends to, usually something bad (忘れがち).
Explanation
The ~がち grammar point is used to express that something has a tendency to occur frequently or habitually. It can be attached to verbs and adjectives to indicate that the action or state tends to occur often.
Example sentences
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He tends to catch colds easily.
Kare wa kaze o hiki-gachi desu.
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This area tends to get a lot of rain.
Kono chiiki wa ame ga furi-gachi desu.
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She tends to forget things.
Kanojo wa wasuremono o shi-gachi desu.
私は遅刻しがちなので、もっと早く起きないといけません。
I tend to be late, so I need to wake up earlier.
Watashi wa chikoku shi-gachi na no de, motto hayaku okinai to ikemasen.
Tendency (Tend To / -ish / A Touch Of)
Corpus examples (60)
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You have a tendency to talk too fast.
女の子が父親の愛情を独占したいと思い、母親を競争者とみなしがちであった。
The girl wanted to monopolize her father's affection and tended to view her mother as a competitor.
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I believe that people tend to focus on the bad.
人々の中には自分達の生活のしかたを正常なものと考え、異なる生き方を見下しがちな人がいる。
Some people are apt to think of their own way of life as the normal one and to look down on life-styles that differ from it.
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We are liable to judge others by the clothes they wear.
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We tend to forget that exercise is a key to good health.
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People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.
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People who live in big cities have a tendency to suffer from lack of exercise.
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If you commute to work with a car, you risk getting too little exercise.
人は教授という人たちが英語を話せるのは当然の事と思いがちだ。
People are apt to take it for granted that the professor can speak English.
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Nowadays we are apt to forget the benefits of nature.
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Those who use forks or chopsticks often think people who don't are uncivilized.
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When we are in good health, we are apt to forget its value.
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I want to disappear somewhere! I tend to feel like that in sultry summers.
桜の花の盛りのころには、曇りでなければ風の強い日になりがちである。
It is apt to get either cloudy or windy when the cherry-blossoms are in full bloom.
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A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
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Many young men tend to commit the same errors.
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Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
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We are given to regretting our past.
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Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
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She tends to be late for school.
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He was apt to boast of his knowledge.
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Students are apt to waste time.
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The students are apt to make the same mistakes.
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He is apt to give vent to his feelings.