~がち

~がち · ~gachi · JLPT N2 · noun

bash

がち comes from 勝ち (win): the habit wins out, so you tend to do it

Attach it to a verb stem or noun: 忘れがち = tends to forget, 病気がち = often sick. It usually marks an unwanted tendency, a habit that keeps winning over you.

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