しにくい
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling し難い
hard to do
Meanings
I-adjective
hard to do
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | しにくい | しにくいです |
| Negative | しにくくない | しにくくないです |
| Past | しにくかった | しにくかったです |
| Past negative | しにくくなかった | しにくくなかったです |
| Te-form | しにくくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | しにくければ |
| Conditional (たら) | しにくかったら |
Example sentences
呼吸がしにくいのです。
I have difficulty breathing.
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His ideas are difficult to understand.
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This word is difficult to pronounce.
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This novel is difficult to understand.
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That's hard to say.
More examples (10)
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The reason which he gave is hard to understand.
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Poetry is a search for the inexplicable.
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It is difficult to understand why you want to go.
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My eyes have become less appreciative of colors.
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There is another factor, too, that children find it hard to understand.
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Some abstract art is difficult to understand.
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I have difficulty understanding abstract modern art, especially Mondrian.
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From a practical point of view, his plan is not easy to carry out.
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Frankly speaking, it's difficult to understand why you want to go.
いつも妙ちくりんなことばっかり書いてるもんだから、きっとコメントしにくいんだわ!
I'm always writing weird and hoopy stuff so I'm sure it's difficult to comment on.