- 1. [suf, adj-na] apt to (do); liable to; prone to; inclined to; tend to — after a noun or -masu stem of verb; describes a negative tendency (uk)
- 2. [suf, adj-na] predominantly; mostly; having lots of (uk)
- 3. [suf] ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize; ... wins — usu. as ...もの〜
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) | がちな | (gachina) |
| Non-past, plain | がちだ | (gachida) |
| Non-past, polite | がちです | (gachidesu) |
| Past, plain | がちだった | (gachidatta) |
| Past, polite | がちでした | (gachideshita) |
| Negative, plain | がちじゃない | (gachijanai) |
| Negative, polite | がちじゃないです | (gachijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | がちじゃなかった | (gachijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | がちじゃなかったです | (gachijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | がちで | (gachide) |
| Conditional (―nara) | がちなら | (gachinara) |
Kanji in this word
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勝
victory, win, prevail, excelOn: ショウ (shou)Kun: か.つ (ka.tsu)、 -が.ち (-ga.chi)、 まさ.る (masa.ru)、 すぐ.れる (sugu.reru)、 かつ (katsu)
Example Sentences
学生は時間を浪費しがちである。
Students are apt to waste time.