Japanese Grammar: How to say “Easy to…” and “Hard to…”

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Japanese Grammar: How to say “Easy to…” and “Hard to…” in Japanese – Review Notes

Today we will learn how to say something iseasy orhard to do in Japanese using verb stem plus yasui/nikui! Review what we learned below!

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how to say something is easy or hard to do

 Today we will learn how to say something is easy or hard to do using verb stem plus yasui/nikui.

remove masu

 First, remove ます (masu) from the verb.

 Then, add やすい (yasui) or にくい (nikui)

wakarimasu

 For example: わかります (wakarimasu – “to understand”) changes to わかりやすい (wakariyasui – “easy to understand”) and わかりにくい (wakarinikui – “hard to understand”)

yomimasu

 読みます (yomimasu – “to read”) changes to 読みやすい (yomiyasui – “easy to read”) and 読みにくい (yominikui – “hard to read”)

tsukaimasu

 使います (tsukaimasu – “to use”) changes to 使いやすい (tsukaiyasui – “easy to use”) and 使いにくい (tsukainikui – “hard to use”)

grammar

 Let’s try using it in a sentence:

This grammar is easy to understand.

この文法はわかりやすいです。

Kono bunpou wa wakariyasui desu.

computer

This computer is hard to use.

このコンピューターは使いにくいです。

Kono konpyuutaa wa tsukainikui desu.

adjective form

 This grammar can also be used as an adjective before a noun. For example:

読みやすい (yomiyasui hon) = “a book that is easy to read”

 As with any い-adjective, you can change it to an adverb by changing the い (i) to く (ku). For example:

I wrote it simply (in a way which is easy to understand)

わかりやすく書きました。

Wakariyasuku kakimashita.

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Conclusion:

Today we learned how to say it is easy or hard to do something in Japanese! このレッスンはわかりやすかったですか? Was this lesson easy to understand? If you have any questions, leave a comment below!

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