～にくい Difficult to...
difficult to…; hard to
■ Verb (-masu stem) + にくい
読みにくい (hard to read)
例文 EXAMPLE SENTENCE
この仕事はやりにくいです。
this-work-(topic)-do-difficult-is
This work is difficult to do.
Vocabulary & Notes
あの先生の授業は、分かりにくいです。
that – teacher – 's – class – as for (class) – understand – difficult - is
That teacher's class is hard to understand.
Vocabulary & Notes
この字は読みにくい。
this | character | as for | to read | difficult to
This character is hard to read.
Vocabulary & Notes
彼は答えにくい質問をした。
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:
食べる → 食べ ます → 食べにくい
to eat → to eat (polite) → difficult to eat
