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〜
Pitch accent
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Top 3000
Used in vocabulary (46 in total)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
common; frequent
large-pupilled; dark-eyed; having large irises
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.
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
Boys tend to look down on their younger sisters.
We are apt to make mistakes.
Boys tend to look down on their sisters.
The rich are apt to look down on people.
Old men are apt to forget.
Students are apt to waste time.
He is apt to give vent to his feelings.
The rich are apt to look down upon the poor.
Fruits tend to rot quickly.
A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
Sick people tend to be pessimistic.
She spoke with her eyes mostly downcast.
He is apt to envy others.
We are inclined to forget this fact.
Ah, people are prone to believing what they want to believe.
We are apt to forget this fact.
If you prioritize studying, you tend to end up like that.
He is apt to leave his umbrella on the train.
Young men are prone to fall into temptation.
It seems to gently heal my heart, which had been prone to sinking.
We are liable to be lazy.
There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous.
I believe that people tend to focus on the bad.
Nowadays we are apt to forget the benefits of nature.
He tends to get angry when people oppose him.
Divorce tends to be associated with a negative image.
We are all apt to be careless at times.
People who live in big cities have a tendency to suffer from lack of exercise.
Accordingly as people become rich, they are apt to be stingy.
People living in a big city tend to lack exercise.
He tends to think of everything in terms of money.
The students are apt to make the same mistakes.
We tend to think that most dogs bite.
We are apt to watch television, irrespective of what program is on.
Thanks to television, boys and girls are apt to neglect reading books.
Even the most self-centered people are usually forgetful of this fault.
Those who find fault with other people tend to be blind to their own fault.