～にくい

Submitted by admin on Thu, 07/31/2008 - 17:37

～にくい

~nikui

Meaning:	difficult to...; hard to
JLPT Level:	3

Examples

この仕事はやりにくいです。
kono shigoto wa yarinikui desu.
this-work-(topic)-do-difficult-is
This work is difficult to do.

Comments

Opposite of ～やすい

Add to the -masu form of a verb:

食べる　－＞　食べます　－＞　食べにくい
taberu -> tabe masu -> tabenikui to eat -> eat -> difficult to eat

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