also: しがたい
し難い · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | し難い | し難くない |
| Polite | し難いです | し難くないですalso し難くありません |
| Past polite | し難かったです | し難くなかったですalso し難くありませんでした |
| Past | し難かった | し難くなかった |
| Te-form | し難くて | し難くなくて |
| Adverbial | し難く | |
| Conditional | し難ければ | し難くなければ |
| Tara conditional | し難かったら | し難くなかったら |
hard to do; difficult to do
Attaches to the masu-stem of verbs to express that an action is difficult or hard to perform. The reading しにくい is the most common; しがたい is more formal/literary and often used in fixed expressions like 想像しがたい (hard to imagine).
この説明書はわかりにくい。
This manual is hard to understand.
His behavior is hard to understand.
Rare kanji form; it is rarely used.
Kana spelling for the reading しがたい.