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13課 可能・不可能・禁止 教科書 p.56〜59
Possible / impossible / forbidden — easy to imagine…, impossible even if you want to…, not allowed…
13課

〜にかたくない

教科書 p.56
接続:名/動辞書形 + に難(かた)くない
It's not difficult to…(easy to imagine/understand). Just think and you'll understand.
注意 / Note:Commonly used fixed phrase: 想像にかたくない・察するにかたくない. Formal writing.
比較 / Compare:Fixed phrase: 想像にかたくない・察するにかたくない。Do not use freely with other verbs.
よく出る形 / Common form:名/動辞書形+に難くない.
被災者の苦しみは想像にかたくない。
It is not difficult to imagine the suffering of people in natural disaster areas.
彼女の落胆は察するにかたくない。
It's not hard to guess her disappointment.
初めて子を持った親の喜びは想像にかたくない。
It is not difficult to imagine the joy of people who have just become parents for the first time.

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