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N1 Lesson 1: 8/17

嫌(きら)いがあるHave a tendency to, Tend to, Be slightly~

In modern Japanese it is written using hiragana.

Structure

Verb［る］+ きらいがある
Verb［ない］+ きらいがある
Noun + の + きらいがある

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About きらいがある

嫌(きら)いがある is a combination of the noun きらい 'a dislike', the case-marking particle が, and the う-Verb ある 'to be'. It is used to indicate the presence of negative tendencies or habits, and may be translated as 'to have a tendency to (A)', or 'to be prone to (A)'.

This structure will be seen following the dictionary form of verbs, verbs negated with ない, or after nouns ending with の.

As a more literal translation, 嫌(きら)いがある can be thought of as 'having the displeasure of (A)', with the actual 'tendency' merely being implied.

Due to 嫌(きら)いがある being quite strong, it is frequently used together with words that will slightly soften the meaning, such as 少(すこ)し 'a little bit', or どうも 'try as one might'.

Caution

As 嫌(きら)いがある will be used to describe things that are 'displeasurable' from the point of view of the speaker, it will usually not be used in relation to oneself.

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Examples

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    近頃(ちかごろ)の親(おや)は過保護(かほご)のきらいがある。

    Parents these days tend to be overprotective.

    彼女(かのじょ)は彼(かれ)の気持(きも)ちを尊重(そんちょう)しないきらいがある。

    She has a tendency to not respect his feelings.

    ある人(ひと)は、民族(みんぞく)だけで人(ひと)の性格(せいかく)を判断(はんだん)してしまうきらいがある。

    A certain person tends to judge a person's nature just by their ethnic group.

    お父(とう)さんは、困(こま)っている人(ひと)のためには人助(ひとだす)けをする。しかし助(たす)けてもらった人(ひと)は、されたことを忘(わす)れるきらいがある。

    Father always helps people in need. However, the people who received help tend to forget about it.

    記事(きじ)：「高血圧(こうけつあつ)のきらいがあることを除(のぞ)けばほとんど健康(けんこう)だった３４(さんじゅうよん)歳(さい)の男性(だんせい)はバクテリアの感染(かんせん)により重体(じゅうたい)に陥(おちい)った。」

    Article: 'A 34-year-old man, who was mostly healthy, aside for a tendency to have high blood pressure, has fallen seriously ill due to a bacterial infection.'

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