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5週1日目 信じがたい
Evaluation・cause・basis
5週1日目

〜にくい

接続:V-stem+にくい
difficult to do due to its objective nature
注意 / Note:がたい tends to be difficult to accept in terms of psychology and writing; にくい is difficult to be objective; づらい is difficult because of emotions or situations.
比較 / Compare:Same song: 〜がたい/〜づらい. These models are often mistakenly chosen for each other — carefully read the 接続 and nuances above and then decide.
よく出る形 / Common form:動ます形+にくい。OBJECTIVE reason, lies in the thing itself: 読みにくい字・割れにくいガラス. The antonym is 〜やすい.
この字は読みにくい。
This word is difficult to read.
この靴は歩きにくい。
These shoes are difficult to walk in.
この容器はふたが開けにくい。
This box's lid is difficult to open.

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