信じがたい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 信じがたい | 信じがたくない |
| Polite | 信じがたいです | 信じがたくないですalso 信じがたくありません |
| Past polite | 信じがたかったです | 信じがたくなかったですalso 信じがたくありませんでした |
| Past | 信じがたかった | 信じがたくなかった |
| Te-form | 信じがたくて | 信じがたくなくて |
| Adverbial | 信じがたく | |
| Conditional | 信じがたければ | 信じがたくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 信じがたかったら | 信じがたくなかったら |
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
Expresses that something is hard to believe or accept as true, often due to being surprising, shocking, or contrary to expectation.
His story was too unbelievable to accept.
The news was so shocking it was hard to believe.
Kanji spelling for the suffix 難い; less common but still used, especially in formal or literary contexts.
Compound of 信じる (to believe) and the suffix がたい (hard to do), from the classical adjective 難し (かたし).