がち (gachi)

Meaning & usage

Tend to; be prone to; be apt to; be liable to; be subject to; often | A suffix to express an undesirable tendency in someone or something.

Example sentences 13

1. この時計は最近 遅おくれがちだ。

   This watch tends to run slow these days.

2. この辺りは昼間留守がちの家が多い。

   Around here many people are often away from their houses during the day. (literally: Around here there are many houses which residents are often away from during the day.)

3. これはアメリカ人の学生が 犯おかしがちな間違いだ。

   This is the kind of mistake which American students are apt to make.

4. それは日本に 短期間たんきかん 滞在たいざいした外国人にありがちな 誤解ごかいだ。

   That's the kind of misunderstanding which foreigners who stay in Japan for a short period of time are subject to.

5. 人はともすると自分の 都合つごういいように物事を考えがちだ。

   People tend to think (about things) in a way that's convenient for them.

6. 夏はややもすると 塩分えんぶんが不足ふそくしがちだ。

   Our bodies are apt to lack salt in the summer.

7. 彼女は遠慮がちに話した。

   She talked hesitantly (literally: with a tendency to hesitate).

8. 明日は曇りがちの天気でしょう。

   It will be mostly cloudy tomorrow.

9. 田中君は最近授業を休みがちだ。

   Tanaka tends to miss classes these days.

10. 私のクラスには病気がちの学生が何人かいる。

    There are some students in my class who often get ill.

11. 私は小さい時病気がちでした。

    I was often ill when I was very young.

12. 私は最近週末もうちを 空あけがちです。

    These days I seldom stay home even on weekends.

13. 若いうちはとかく物事一途いちずに考えがちだ。

    Young people tend to think (about things) too seriously and narrow-mindedly.