Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ～ぎみ (gimi)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – ～ぎみ (gimi)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

68. ～ぎみ
a. Structure:
Noun / Verb ます-form without ます + ぎみ

b. Meaning: seems a bit ~ (slightly negative tendency).

この２、３日、かぜぎみで調子が悪い。
Kono 2, 3-nichi, kaze-gimi de chōshigawarui.
For the past two or three days I have had a touch of a cold and have not felt well.

この時計はちょっと遅れぎみだ。
Kono tokei wa chotto okure-gimida.
This clock runs a little slow.

このところ忙しくて寝不足ぎみだ。
Kono tokoro isogashikute nebusoku-gimida.
I have been busy lately, so I am a bit short of sleep.

入学試験が近づいているので、学生たちはあせりぎみだ。
Nyūgaku shiken ga chikadzuite irunode, gakusei-tachi wa aseri-gimida.
With the entrance exams approaching, the students seem a little on edge.

＊Aチームは押しぎみに試合を進めた。
A chīmu wa oshi-gimi ni shiai o susumeta.
Team A had the upper hand as the match went on.