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がち
Meanings
Suffix
Usually written in kana
1. apt to (do); liable to; prone to; inclined to; tend to
after a noun or -masu stem of verb; describes a negative tendency
Ah, people are prone to believing what they want to believe.
2. predominantly; mostly; having lots of
She spoke with her eyes mostly downcast.
3. ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize; ... wins
usu. as ...もの〜
Alt. forms
がち
98%
勝がち
1%
Pitch accent
が
ち
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Used in: 3429
Used in vocabulary (46 in total)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
common; frequent
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
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Examples (41 in total)
It tends to be misunderstood, though.
Young people are apt to go to extremes.
He is apt to forget his promise.
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