Verb (ます stem) / Noun + がち

[Tend to / Prone to / Apt to]

Connection: Verb (ます stem) / Noun + がち

Usage: Expresses a tendency toward something, usually something negative or undesirable. Creates な-adjectives that describe habitual or frequent occurrences.

Common combinations:

• 遅れがち (tend to be late), 忘れがち (tend to forget)
• 病気がち (prone to illness), 留守がち (often away)
• 曇りがち (tend to be cloudy)

Examples:

最近、仕事が忙しくて食事を抜きがちだ。(Lately, I've been so busy with work that I tend to skip meals.)

彼は子供の頃、病気がちだった。(He was prone to illness as a child.)

一人暮らしだと、野菜が不足しがちだ。(When living alone, one tends to lack vegetables.)