難い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 難い | 難くない |
| Polite | 難いです | 難くないですalso 難くありません |
| Past polite | 難かったです | 難くなかったですalso 難くありませんでした |
| Past | 難かった | 難くなかった |
| Te-form | 難くて | 難くなくて |
| Adverbial | 難く | |
| Conditional | 難ければ | 難くなければ |
| Tara conditional | 難かったら | 難くなかったら |
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
Attaches to the -masu stem of a verb to express that the action is extremely difficult or almost impossible to do, often due to emotional, psychological, or inherent obstacles. Stronger than ～にくい.
彼の言っていることは信じがたい。
What he is saying is hard to believe.
This dish has a taste that is nearly impossible to eat.
The final scene of that movie is unforgettable.
His story is hard to believe.
It's hard for me to tell her the truth.
That act is unforgivable.
His way of thinking is hard to understand.
hard to get; hard to come by; rare; precious
hard to reach; difficult to attain