解き難い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 解き難い | 解き難くない |
| Polite | 解き難いです | 解き難くないですalso 解き難くありません |
| Past polite | 解き難かったです | 解き難くなかったですalso 解き難くありませんでした |
| Past | 解き難かった | 解き難くなかった |
| Te-form | 解き難くて | 解き難くなくて |
| Adverbial | 解き難く | |
| Conditional | 解き難ければ | 解き難くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 解き難かったら | 解き難くなかったら |
difficult to solve; intractable
Used for problems, puzzles, or situations that are hard to resolve or unravel. Often implies a complex or stubborn nature.
This problem is difficult to solve.
Take on an intractable mystery.
Standard kanji spelling using the common 難い suffix for 'difficult to do'.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; the suffix is written in kana, which is common for this type of adjective.
Rare compressed spelling; not recommended for learners.
Compound of the verb stem 解き (from 解く, 'to solve') and the suffix 難い (がたい, 'difficult to do'). The suffix がたい attaches to the continuative form of verbs to express that an action is hard to perform, often with a nuance of inherent difficulty.