〜きらいがある: meaning and usage

How to form it

• verb (dictionary form)/verb (nai-form)+きらいがある
• noun+の+きらいがある

How it is used

'Has a tendency to A', for a bad habit or leaning in a person or thing, with a critical tone; slightly formal. 「がちだ」 also means 'tends to' but is more conversational and can describe a passing state.

Examples

1. あの二人はすぐにカッとなるきらいがある。

   Those two have a tendency to immediately fly into a rage.

2. 彼は何でも一人で決めてしまうきらいがある。

   He has a tendency to decide everything on his own.

3. 私は物事を悪い方に考えすぎるきらいがある。

   I tend to look too much on the dark side of things.