Decoded Slug: Verb にくい (〜nikui)
Japanese JLPT Grammar Point
Verb にくい (〜nikui)
Verb にくい (〜nikui)
Short explanation:
Express difficulty or complexity; 'hard to', 'difficult to', 'not easily'.
Formation:
Verb-stem + にくい
Examples:
この字は読みにくいです。
Kono ji wa yomi nikui desu.
This character is hard to read.
このドアは開けにくい。
Kono doa wa ake nikui.
This door is difficult to open.
彼の字は書きにくい。
Kare no ji wa kaki nikui.
His handwriting is hard to write.
この料理は作りにくい。
Kono ryouri wa tsukuri nikui.
This dish is difficult to make.
Long explanation:
The ～にくい grammar point is used to express that an action is difficult or relatively hard to do. It is used by attaching にくい to the stem of a verb. It can be translated as 'hard to', 'difficult to', or 'not easily' in English.
