部長は周りの目を気にして遠慮しがちです。
- The manager tends to hold back because he worries about what others think.
This Japanese sentence "部長は周りの目を気にして遠慮しがちです。" means "The manager tends to hold back because he worries about what others think." in English. It is an N3 High-level example sentence.
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部長は周りの目を気にして遠慮しがちです。 meaning: The department manager tends to worry about what others think and holds back.
⚫︎The particle は is used to indicate the topic of the sentence. ⚫︎In 部長は, 部長 (department manager) is established as the main subject being discussed. ⚫︎It sets the context for the actions and tendencies described afterwards.
⚫︎The particle を marks the direct object of the verb. ⚫︎In 周りの目を, 周りの目 (surrounding eyes / what others think) is the object receiving the action of the verb 気にして. ⚫︎It connects the noun being observed to the cognitive verb that follows.
⚫︎The verb 気にして is the te-form of the verb 気にする (to mind / to care about). ⚫︎The te-form is used here to connect two clauses smoothly, showing a sequential or causal relationship. ⚫︎It means "by minding what others think, [he] tends to hold back."
⚫︎The suffix がち attaches to noun stems or the masu-stem of verbs to indicate a tendency or frequency of doing something, often carrying a negative nuance. ⚫︎In 遠慮しがちです, it attaches to the stem 遠慮し from 遠慮する (to hold back). ⚫︎It expresses that the department manager has a recurring tendency to hesitate or hold back.
⚫︎The auxiliary verb です is used at the end of the sentence to make the speech polite (丁寧語). ⚫︎It attaches to the nominalized or adjectival noun form created by がち. ⚫︎It finalizes the sentence with a polite tone suitable for daily conversation and business settings.