JLPT N3
〜がち
Lately, I've been busy with work, so I tend to easily become sleep-deprived.
📖 Explanation & Nuance
ENGLISH EXPLANATION
「〜がちだ」 expresses that something happens frequently or easily, or that someone tends to do something. It often implies a negative or undesirable tendency, such as being prone to sickness or making mistakes. It attaches to the masu-stem of verbs (without ます) or nouns.
JAPANESE EXPLANATION
「〜がちだ」は、ある状態や行動がよく起こること、またはその傾向があることを表します。多くの場合、望ましくない事柄について使われます。動詞のます形、または名詞に接続します。
📝 Example Sentence
最近は仕事が忙しくて、どうしても睡眠不足になり「がち」だ。
Lately, I've been busy with work, so I tend to easily become sleep-deprived.
Practice Quiz
Verify your grammar strength for "〜がち"
最近は仕事が忙しくて、どうしても睡眠不足になり（ ）だ。
🎉 正解 / Correct!
解説 (JP): 「〜がちだ」は、ある状態や行動がよく起こること、またはその傾向があることを表します。多くの場合、望ましくない事柄について使われます。動詞のます形、または名詞に接続します。\n\nCommon Mistakes:\n❌ だらけ: 'だらけ' (full of) is a great grammar point, but it only attaches directly to Nouns (e.g., '泥だらけ' = covered in mud). You cannot attach it to the verb stem 'なり'!\n❌ っぽい: 'っぽい' means 'has the characteristics of' (like 'childish' = 子供っぽい). You cannot be 'sleep-deprived-ish'!\n❌ かねない: 'なりかねない' means 'might forcefully become (bad result)'. While possible for predicting the future, the sentence says '最近は' (lately), so it describes an ongoing bad trend, making 'がち' perfect.
Explanation (EN): 「〜がちだ」 expresses that something happens frequently or easily, or that someone tends to do something. It often implies a negative or undesirable tendency, such as being prone to sickness or making mistakes. It attaches to the masu-stem of verbs (without ます) or nouns.\n\nCommon Mistakes:\n❌ だらけ: 'だらけ' (full of) is a great grammar point, but it only attaches directly to Nouns (e.g., '泥だらけ' = covered in mud). You cannot attach it to the verb stem 'なり'!\n❌ っぽい: 'っぽい' means 'has the characteristics of' (like 'childish' = 子供っぽい). You cannot be 'sleep-deprived-ish'!\n❌ かねない: 'なりかねない' means 'might forcefully become (bad result)'. While possible for predicting the future, the sentence says '最近は' (lately), so it describes an ongoing bad trend, making 'がち' perfect.
Explanation (EN): 「〜がちだ」 expresses that something happens frequently or easily, or that someone tends to do something. It often implies a negative or undesirable tendency, such as being prone to sickness or making mistakes. It attaches to the masu-stem of verbs (without ます) or nouns.\n\nCommon Mistakes:\n❌ だらけ: 'だらけ' (full of) is a great grammar point, but it only attaches directly to Nouns (e.g., '泥だらけ' = covered in mud). You cannot attach it to the verb stem 'なり'!\n❌ っぽい: 'っぽい' means 'has the characteristics of' (like 'childish' = 子供っぽい). You cannot be 'sleep-deprived-ish'!\n❌ かねない: 'なりかねない' means 'might forcefully become (bad result)'. While possible for predicting the future, the sentence says '最近は' (lately), so it describes an ongoing bad trend, making 'がち' perfect.
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