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May 19, 2022

JLPT N4 Grammar: Nikui ~にくい hard to

~にくい Difficult to...

difficult to…; hard to

■  Verb (-masu stem) + にくい

   ()にくい (hard to read)

例文(れいぶん) EXAMPLE SENTENCE

この仕事(しごと)はやりにくいです。

this-work-(topic)-do-difficult-is
This work is difficult to do.

Vocabulary & Notes


あの先生(せんせい)授業(じゅぎょう)は、()かりにくいです。

that – teacher – 's – class – as for (class) – understand – difficult - is
That teacher's class is hard to understand.

Vocabulary & Notes

この()()にくい

this | character | as for | to read | difficult to
This character is hard to read.

Vocabulary & Notes

(かれ)(こた)にくい質問(しつもん)をした。

he | as for | answer | difficult to | question | did
He asked an awkward (difficult to answer) question.

Vocabulary & Notes


COMMENTS

Opposite of ~やすい (but used in the same way)

Add to the -ます form of a verb:

()べる →  () ます → ()べにくい
to eat → to eat (polite) → difficult to eat

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