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7 7 x e:ittif%~%o)r?w%X~~b~a.
(There are some students in my class who often get ill.)
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(i) @&~i&@$%
(She talked hesitantly (lit. with a tendency to hesitate).)

1. -gachi is usually used to express an undesirable tendency in someone or
something. Thus, -gachi is not acceptable in such contexts as in (1).
(1) a. *b1b17d 71' 71i < q3b1Tb1&91:R~\3d@57'?0
(Good ideas tend to occur to us when we are relaxed.)
b. *sasii4mfr.~a)x%~~ai~
(It will be mostly fine tomorrow.)

2. When -gachi modifies a noun, two forms are possible, as in (2).
(2) a. flk$% I&/Ol q&
(a student who tends to miss classes)
b. %%$% {&/a1 +#
(a child who often gets ill)
3. -gachi can be paraphrased using the adverbs yoku 'often' or shibashiba
'frequently,' as in (3).

4. -gachi is often used with such adverbs as yayamosuruto, tomosuruto,
and tokaku for emphasis (e.g., Exs.(a), (c), and (d)).

The suffix -gimi can also express the idea of "tend to" in some contexts. The
major difference between -gachi and -gimi is that -gachi usually describes a
general tendency in someone or something while -gimi describes a visible