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6課 様子 教科書 p.28〜31
Appearance, state — as if about to…, still intact…, tending to be bad…
6課

〜きらいがある

教科書 p.28
接続:名の/動辞書形・ない形 + きらいがある
Tends to be(bad)…. State bad tendencies that that person/thing often has.
注意 / Note:Only used for negative things. It is a gentle, objective comment and criticism.
比較 / Compare:〜きらいがある is only used for bad trends; 〜傾向がある is neutral (both good and bad).
よく出る形 / Common form:名の/動辞書形・ない形+きらいがある.
彼は物事を悲観的に考えるきらいがある。
He tends to think of things in a pessimistic way.
最近の若者は活字を敬遠するきらいがある。
Young people recently tend to shy away from reading books and newspapers.
人は自分に都合のいい情報だけを信じるきらいがある。
People tend to only believe information that is beneficial to them.

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