Verb にくい (〜nikui)

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Verb にくい (〜nikui)

Verb nikui

Difficulty in Action with ~にくい

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Explicación

The ~にくい grammar point is used to express that an action is difficult or relatively hard to do. It can be translated as 'hard to', 'difficult to', or 'not easily' in English.

Estructura

Patrón
Verb-stem + にくい
Verb-stemThe stem of a verb before adding にくい.
Ejemplos: 読-み-, 開け-, 作り-
にくいAdjective suffix indicating difficulty or hardness in performing the action.
Ejemplos:

Ejemplos

Ejemplo 1
この字は読みにくいです。
Kono ji wa yomi nikui desu.
This character is hard to read.
Desglose
tokenこの - this; 字 - character, writing; 読み - read (verb-stem); にくい - difficult
Ejemplo 2
このドアは開けにくい。
Kono doa wa ake nikui.
This door is difficult to open.
Desglose
tokenこの - this; ドア - door; 開け - open (verb-stem); にくい - hard
Ejemplo 3
彼の字は読みにくい。
Kare no ji wa yomi nikui.
His handwriting is hard to read.
Desglose
token彼の - his; 字 - writing, character; 読み - read (verb-stem); にくい - difficult
Ejemplo 4
この料理は作りにくい。
Kono ryouri wa tsukuri nikui.
This dish is difficult to make.
Desglose
tokenこの - this; 料理 - dish, cooking; 作る - make (verb-stem); にくい - hard

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