〜がち means "tend to" or "prone to" — usually for negative tendencies or undesirable patterns.
Negative tendencies - Tend to forget, be late, get sick
Undesirable patterns - Often absent, frequently mistaken
Usually negative. For neutral tendencies, use やすい instead.
See examples below for varied real-world usage.
Verb ます-stem + がち
- 忘れがち (tend to forget)
- 休みがち (often absent)
Noun + がち
- 病気がち (sickly)
- 曇りがち (often cloudy)
Usually negative — don''t use for positive tendencies
Lately I've been prone to forgetting things.
She tends to get sick.
In everyday context, Lately I've been prone to forgetting things.
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