ややもすればややもすればJLPTN1›じ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1adverbapt to; liable to; inclined tousually written using kana aloneUsed to describe a tendency, often an undesirable one. Typically appears in written or formal contexts. The phrase is somewhat literary.彼かれはややもすれば感かん情じょう的てきになりがちだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerHe is apt to become emotional.ややもすれば、人ひとは自じ分ぶんの都つ合ごうのいいように物もの事ごとを解かい釈しゃくしてしまう。Break this sentence down in the analyzerPeople are liable to interpret things in a way that suits them.Usage patternsややもすれば〈事こと〉になるtends to result in ~忙いそがしいと、ややもすれば健けん康こう管かん理りがおろそかになる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerWhen one is busy, health management tends to be neglected.ややもすれば〈動どう詞し〉がちだis apt to (do) ~子こ供どもはややもすれば甘あまえがちだ。Break this sentence down in the analyzerChildren are apt to become spoiled.
