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がち

がちgachiN2neutral

savor + prone to

ajiwai gachi

prone to; tends to (usually a negative pattern)

meaning: tend to savor

Same meaningRelated

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜がち
  • 味あじわいがち

曇くもりがちな天気てんきが一週間いっしゅうかんほど続つづく見込みこみです。

kumorigachi na tenki ga isshuukan hodo tsuzuku mikomi desu.

Overcast weather is expected to continue for about a week. formal

このところ残業ざんぎょう続つづきで、家族かぞくとの時間じかんが少すくなくなりがちだ。

kono tokoro zangyou tsuzuki de, kazoku to no jikan ga sukunaku narigachi da.

With the overtime lately, I've been ending up with less and less time for my family. neutral

Same meaning6

looks/seems like; tends to

All examples5

prone to N; tends to V — a recurring, usually unwelcome pattern

  1. 子供こどもの頃ころは病気びょうきがちで、よく学校がっこうを休やすんでた。

    kodomo no koro wa byouki gachi de, yoku gakkou o yasundeta.

    When I was a kid, I was prone to the sickness and often missed school. casual

  2. 近所きんじょの家いえは留守るすがちなので、配送はいそうは隣となりに置おいておく。

    kinsho no ie wa rusu gachi na node, haisou wa tonari ni oite oku.

    The house next door is prone to the absence, so I leave deliveries with the neighbors. neutral

  3. 曇くもりがちな天気てんきが一週間いっしゅうかんほど続つづく見込みこみです。

    kumorigachi na tenki ga isshuukan hodo tsuzuku mikomi desu.

    Overcast weather is expected to continue for about a week. formal

  4. このところ残業ざんぎょう続つづきで、家族かぞくとの時間じかんが少すくなくなりがちだ。

    kono tokoro zangyou tsuzuki de, kazoku to no jikan ga sukunaku narigachi da.

    With the overtime lately, I've been ending up with less and less time for my family. neutral

  5. 一人ひとり暮ぐらしだと、野菜やさいが不足ふそくしがちなんだよね。

    hitorigurashi da to, yasai ga fusokushigachi nan da yo ne.

    When you live alone, you tend to end up not eating enough vegetables, you know. casual

How it's formed2

All forms6

  • dictionary formがちだgachida

    味あじわいがちだ

  • pastがちだったgachidatta

    味あじわいがちだった

  • politeがちですgachidesu

    味あじわいがちです

  • before-a-noun formがちなgachina

    味あじわいがちな

  • before-a-verb formがちにgachini

    味あじわいがちに

  • て-formがちでgachide

    味あじわいがちで

Notes

Before a noun it's standard な (遅おくれがちな人ひと); がちの turns up but reads
dated/marginal. It works freely on verbs (ありがち, しがち, 忘わすれがち,
使つかいがち) — even つい食たべがち circulates, so 食たべる stays open, not excluded.