► 名詞
勝ち [(2)かち] meaning: win rank: 1
☆ ずるをしたほうが勝ちというのはおかしい ⇨ It is not right that cheaters win
☆ タイガースが逆転勝ちを収めた (ぎゃくてんがち) ⇨ The Tigers had a come-from-behind win
☆ 一点差でも十点差でも勝ちは勝ちだ ⇨ A win is a win whether you win by one score or ten
☆ 彼は判定勝ちした (はんていがち) ⇨ He won by a decision
► 接尾辞
勝ち [(2)がち] meaning: tendency rank: 2
☆ あの子は体が弱くて学校を休みがちだ ⇨ That child is sickly and tends to skip school often (☛ Tend to have an undesirable result)
☆ 庭の手入れは面倒でついサボりがちになる ⇨ Yardwork is pain and I tend to neglect it (☛ Tend to have an undesirable result)
More examples:
- 彼等は人生の勝ち組だ (かちぐみ) ⇨ They are winners in life
- タダ券は早い者勝ちだ ⇨ Free tickets are on first-come-first-served basis
- 勝ち抜き戦の組み合わせが決まった ⇨ The matchups of the knockout stage have been set
- 有力チームが順当に勝ち進んでいる ⇨ The big-name teams are progressing as expected, without upsets
- 人生は勝ち負けの問題ではない ⇨ Life is not about win and loss, competition
- この試合の勝者が勝ち抜き戦に進出する ⇨ The winner of this game advances to the knockout stage
- 彼女は体は小さいが勝ち気な娘だ ⇨ She is petite but very competitive
- 彼女はトーナメントを勝ち進んだ ⇨ She advanced in the tournament
- 彼等は三年振りにシーズンを勝ち越した ⇨ They finished the season above .500 for the first time in 3 years
- 彼女は決勝まで勝ち抜いた ⇨ She won all the way to the final
- 彼等は戦って自由を勝ち得た ⇨ They fought and won their freedom
- 白の勝ち ⇨ A win for the white, men
- 彼等は危なげ無く予選を勝ち抜いた ⇨ They cruised through the qualification never looking vulnerable
- 彼は好投して勝ち投手になった ⇨ He pitched well and became the winning pitcher
- 彼等は相手のミスのお陰で勝ちを拾った ⇨ They get an unlikely win thanks to the opponent’s mistake