にくい
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 難い
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Meanings
Suffix, I-adjective
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | にくい | にくいです |
| Negative | にくくない | にくくないです |
| Past | にくかった | にくかったです |
| Past negative | にくくなかった | にくくなかったです |
| Te-form | にくくて |
|---|---|
| Conditional (ば) | にくければ |
| Conditional (たら) | にくかったら |
Example sentences
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He is hard to deal with.
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Life is getting hard these days.
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The medicine is hard to swallow.
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This city is hard to live in.
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He is hard to get along with.
More examples (10)
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This question is difficult to answer.
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Greek is difficult to learn.
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He is hard to deal with.
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The president is difficult to approach.
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He's a difficult person to deal with.
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The force of the wind made it difficult to walk.
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She is a difficult person to deal with.
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I have difficulty chewing.
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Your question is hard for me to answer.
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Russian is very difficult to learn.