Japanese from zero · N3 Lesson 8
-ish, tending to
〜っぽい ・ 〜気味 ・ 〜がち ・ 〜だらけ ・ 〜ように見える
In this lesson, you will learn to describe weather, rooms and moods that are 'a bit' or 'too much': 〜っぽい for '-ish' and 'like', 〜気味 for 'a touch of', 〜がち for 'tends to', 〜だらけ for 'full of', and 〜ように 見える for how someone looks. The rainy season has started, and Minju has looked tired for days.
By the end you will be able to say
ちょっと 風邪気味です。I'm coming down with a bit of a cold.
最近、雨がちですね。It's been raining a lot lately, hasn't it?
へやが 洗濯物だらけです。The room is full of laundry.
少し 熱っぽいです。I feel a little feverish.
ミンジュは 疲れて いる ように 見えます。Minju looks tired.
The grammar in this lesson
- 〜っぽい — -ish; like; tends to — Noun + っぽい means something has the feel of that noun; after a ます-stem it means someone tends to do it.
- 〜気味 — a touch of; a bit — Noun or ます-stem + 気味 says something is a little true, usually something unwelcome.
- 〜がち — tends to; often — Noun or ます-stem + がち says something happens often, usually something you would rather did not.
- 〜だらけ — full of; covered in — Noun + だらけ says a place or thing is full of or covered in something, nearly always something unwanted.
- 〜ように見える — looks; seems (review) — Plain form + ように 見える says how something looks from the outside.