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12課 比較・程度・名詞化
Comparison, degree, nominalization — より, ほど, すぎる, やすい, の, こと, さ
12課

〜にくい

接続:Vます形(stem) + にくい
Difficult to do, unlikely — opposite of やすい.
注意 / Note:Also conjugated like adjective い. For things that are completely impossible, use the negative form of possibility, not にくい.
比較 / Compare:読みにくい(hard to read — still readable)/読めない(unreadable).
よく出る形 / Common form:Vます形+にくいです/にくい+N。
この薬は苦くて飲みにくいです。
This medicine is bitter so it is difficult to drink.
字が小さくて読みにくい。
The text is so small that it's difficult to read.
この靴は歩きにくいです。
These shoes are difficult to wear.

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