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気味 [ぎみ] (gimi)
Meaning: Vm、N slight tendency toward, seems like, feels so..
Example: He is on the heavy side.
JLPT Level: 2
Category: grammar
Author: dc
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| gimi
Verbs = V conjunctive form + 気味
疲れ気味
Nouns = N + 気味
きんちょうぎみ
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| | Amatuka | Formed from verb-masu base + gimi
or from noun + gimi
Vm = Verb -masu base
N = noun | | | angelitosh2004 | expresses a feeling that, although not serious at the moment, there seems to be a sign of or a tendency toward a particular condition, as in, feeling a cold coming on or sensing that one is a little overweight (see my examples above). | | | EvilKyra | how would you say 'I tend to slack off at work'?
(is this ok?「仕事やってるときに怠け者気味です」) | | | anna.kendall | Yes I am also interested in this question above, it seems right to me.
彼は哀しい気味です。He tends to be a bit sad
-ish. i know it's not correct English, but people still use "ish" to make words. Can it be used in this way with 気味？ | | | erekose200 | So what is the difference between 「がち」and 「ぎみ」？
| | | bluntcrayon | The main difference between 「がち」and ぎみ is that 「がち」usually describes a general tendency in someone or something while 「ぎみ」describes a visible indication of a tendency.
e.g. 1 田中は最近太りがちだ
Tanaka has a general tendency to gain weigh but is not necessarily overweight at the moment of speech。Compare with;
２）田中は最近太り気味だ
Tanaka is showing signs of being overweight。
Also 「がち」Cannot express the idea of "a touch of" or " a little".
(taken from the Intermediate grammar dictionary) | | | hungry-sumo | does gimi work with adjectives?
like 暑い気味
| | | geddoe | gimi cannot be used with i-adjectives | | |
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