[JLPT N3] Coming down with a cold: 風邪＋[っぽい・ほど・げ・気味]？
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[Practice Question]
私は昨日から風邪（＿＿）で、熱が少しある。
*わたしはきのうからかぜ（＿＿）で、ねつがすこしある。
1 っぽい
2 ほど
3 げ
4 気味
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[Answer]
私は昨日から風邪（4 気味）で、熱が少しある。
I’ve had mild cold symptoms since yesterday, and I have a slight fever.
First, look at the second half:
熱が少しある
= I have a slight fever.
→ It’s not a bad cold.
→ But there are some cold symptoms.
Which word means “slightly ~“?
That’s 気味.
〜気味
= slightly ~ / a touch of ~
It’s often used for conditions or tendencies that aren’t good.
風邪気味
= have mild cold symptoms
So, 気味 fits perfectly here.
✖ Other Choices:
1 っぽい
風邪っぽい itself is natural.
But 〜っぽい changes form like an i-adjective.
✖ 風邪っぽいで、熱がある
〇 風邪っぽくて、熱がある
The blank is followed by で, so 〜っぽい doesn’t fit here.
2 ほど
〜ほど expresses a degree or comparison.
3 げ
〜げ describes how someone’s feelings or attitude appear from the outside.
I hope this explanation helps! 😊