- 1. [n, adj-na, adj-no] proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | びょうきがちな | (byoukigachina) |
| Non-past, plain | びょうきがちだ | (byoukigachida) |
| Non-past, polite | びょうきがちです | (byoukigachidesu) |
| Past, plain | びょうきがちだった | (byoukigachidatta) |
| Past, polite | びょうきがちでした | (byoukigachideshita) |
| Negative, plain | びょうきがちじゃない | (byoukigachijanai) |
| Negative, polite | びょうきがちじゃないです | (byoukigachijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | びょうきがちじゃなかった | (byoukigachijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | びょうきがちじゃなかったです | (byoukigachijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | びょうきがちで | (byoukigachide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | びょうきがちなら | (byoukigachinara) |
Kanji in this word
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病
ill, sickOn: ビョウ (byou)、 ヘイ (hei)Kun: や.む (ya.mu)、 -や.み (-ya.mi)、 やまい (yamai)
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気
spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, moodOn: キ (ki)、 ケ (ke)Kun: いき (iki)、 き (ki)
Example Sentences
うちの息子は病気がちだ。
My son is subject to ill health.