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GrammarJLPT N1
difficult to
Expression

Definitions

  1. 1. difficult to
This suffix attaches to the stem of a verb to express that something is difficult or hard to do. For example, it can mean "hard to believe" or "hard to forget," and it is similar in meaning to ～にくい but tends to sound more formal or literary.

Grammar

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Example sentences

Sentence 1

Why are the fees so high? This is just hard to accept!

Sentence 2

This emptiness in my chest — nothing seems to be able to fill it.

Sentence 3

I can't believe something this flimsy broke so easily!

Sentence 4

The cause of the recent outage has proven difficult to identify, and the investigation is ongoing.

Sentence 5

His smile is so warm, it's hard to stay angry at him.