Grammar Quiz No.20

N1Word Choice〜がち vs 〜っぽい

最近、会議に遅れ___なので気をつけたい。

Q. Which suffix expresses 'tend to (be late)' with a negative nuance?

Translation

Lately I tend to be late for meetings, so I want to be careful.

Explanation

〜がち attaches to a masu-stem and means 'prone to / tends to (undesirably)': 遅れがち. 〜っぽい means '-ish, looks like', 〜気味 is 'a touch of' (physical states), and 〜だらけ is 'covered in / full of'.