[JLPT N3] “Tend to catch (a cold)” ひきぎみ, ひきがち, ひききり or ひきかけ?
寒い季節には風邪を(？)なので、 気をつけてください。
1 ひき気味
2 ひきがち
3 ひききり
4 ひきかけ
Since you tend to catch a cold in the cold season, please be careful.
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Today, I’m sharing a practice from my exclusive course. This one’s for intermediate learners (JLPT N3)! Can you answer correctly?
[Practice Question]
寒い季節は風邪を（＿＿）なので、気をつけてください。
*さむいきせつはかぜを（＿＿）なので、きをつけてください。
1 ひきぎみ
2 ひきがち
3 ひききり
4 ひきかけ
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[Answer]
寒い季節は風邪を（2 ひきがち）なので、気をつけてください。
Since people tend to catch colds in the cold season, please be careful.
〜がち means “tend to ~” or “something happens often”
It’s usually used for negative things.
The sentence is talking about something that happens often in the cold season:
catching colds frequently.
So, the correct answer is: ひきがち = tend to catch (a cold)
Other Choices
〜ぎみ = “a bit”, “slightly”
e.g.
風邪(かぜ)ぎみ = I feel like I’m catching a cold
→ But it doesn’t mean “often.”
〜きり = “only” or “just”
→ But “ひききり” is not a real Japanese expression.
〜かけ = “started doing ~ but didn’t finish”
e.g.
風邪をひきかけ = just started to catch a cold
→ This also doesn’t mean “often.”
I hope this explanation helps! 😊