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1週1日目 風邪気味で熱っぽいんだ。
Condition・emotion・limit
1週1日目

〜がち

接続:N/V-stem+がち(だ/の)
Often, it's easy to fall into an unwanted state
注意 / Note:This group differs in degree and basis of observation: 〜げ is appearance; 〜気味 is a slight tendency; 〜がち is common, or has a negative meaning; 〜っぽい is a quality or habit.
比較 / Compare:Same song: 〜げ/〜っぽい/〜気味. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:名詞・動ます形+がちだ/がちな+名詞。Or goes with 忘れ・遅れ・休み・病気・曇り。It almost always means BAD.
忙しいと朝食を抜きがちだ。
When I'm busy, I often skip breakfast.
父は最近、病気がちだ。
Recently my father has been sick.
この時期は天気が変わりがちなので、傘を持って出る。
The weather is changeable at this time so I bring an umbrella when I go out.

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