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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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.

Struttura

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

Esempi

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

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