〜気味

Formação

• Vます形 + 気味
• N + 気味

Explicação

Means "a slight feeling of ~" or "somewhat in that state," usually about something unwelcome. Common examples: 風邪気味 (a slight cold), 疲れ気味 (a bit tired), 太り気味 (a bit overweight), 遅れ気味 (a bit behind). It works like a noun: 〜気味だ, 〜気味で, 〜気味の + noun, and 〜気味なので.

Exemplos

• 今日きょうは少すこし風邪かぜ気味ぎみなので、早はやく寝ねます。

  I have a slight cold today, so I'll go to bed early.

• 最近さいきん仕事しごとが忙いそがしくて、疲つかれ気味ぎみだ。

  Work has been busy lately, and I'm a little tired.

• 正月しょうがつに食たべすぎて、ちょっと太ふとり気味ぎみです。

  I ate too much over New Year's and have put on a little weight.

• 工事こうじが遅おくれ気味ぎみで、来週らいしゅうは土曜日どようびも働はたらくことになった。

  The construction is running a bit behind, so it's been decided that we'll work on Saturday next week too.

Observações

がち is about how often something happens; 気味 is about being slightly in a state now. 気味 is a little more formal than っぽい and is fine at work.

Gramática relacionada

〜がち〜っぽい

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