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> 「あんたなんて甘やかしたらどこまでもツケあがる **タチだ** から、厳しくされてちょうどいいのよ。」  
>  If I pamper the likes of you, you'll be endlessly spoiled, so ...

I thought タチ was "the nature of a person" so ツケあがるタチ would be a "spoiled
nature". So I don't understand why we have だ rather than ある afterwards. Surely
"You will **have** a spoiled nature" rather than "you will **be** a spoiled
nature".

Could someone please explain what I am misunderstanding in this sentence?

Also, I'm totally stuck on how the second clause works. Does it mean "being
judged strictly is just right"? I may post a separate question about this.
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How to interpret タチ in this sentence
We say that you **have** a spoiled nature, however, we say ツケあがるタチ **だ** in
Japanese.  
  
We have to note that a word cannot be always translated in one or some certain
ways.  
  

> ほくろが **ある**  
>  怒{おこ}りっぽい性格{せいかく} **だ**  
>  黒{くろ}い髪{かみ}を **している**  
>

These three expressions would be translated with _have_ into English.  
  
Generally, the same expression as in English is NOT necessarily used to
express a certain situation or thing in other languages.  
  
So, it is no wonder ''疲れる'' and ''be tired'' are the same, no wonder ''違う''
and ''be different'' are the same, and no wonder ''ツケあがるタチ **だ** '' and ''you
**have** a spoiled nature'' are the same meaning.
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