〜がちだ (~gachi da) — tend to
It happens more often than not, and that's not good — an unwelcome tendency.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
Meaning
「〜がちだ」marks an unwelcome tendency that keeps recurring: 「冬は風邪をひきがちだ」= I tend to catch colds in winter.
How to attach
- It attaches to a verb's ます-stem or a noun: 「病気がちの子ども」= a sickly child, 「遅れがちだ」= tends to be late.
- Before a noun it is 「〜がちの N」or 「〜がちな N」.
Versus what you know
N3「〜っぽい」(Lesson 5) also marks a habit, but that is about character; がち is about frequency.
Watch out
Importantly, it is only for bad things — 「元気がち」does not exist.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
冬は風邪をひきがちだ。
ふゆはかぜをひきがちだ。
I tend to catch colds in winter.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) ひきます → drop ます: ひき → attach がちだ → it becomes 'a bad tendency that happens often'.
忙しいと、朝ごはんを抜きがちになる。
いそがしいと、あさごはんをぬきがちになる。
When I'm busy, I tend to skip breakfast.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 抜きます → 抜き → がち → adding になる makes it mean 'it becomes a habit'.
彼は病気がちで、よく休む。
かれはびょうきがちで、よくやすむ。
He's often sick, so he takes a lot of days off.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 病気 is a noun → attach がち straight to it → で links the sentence.
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「最近、遅刻し＿だ。」— "tend to be late"?
💡 Hint: A recurring bad thing.
遅刻し + がちだ = tends to be late.
Which sentence is wrong?
💡 Hint: Not for good things.
がち is only for unwelcome tendencies.
Which form goes before a noun?
💡 Hint: 「病気＿子ども」
〜がちの N / 〜がちな N.
Your score: /3