陥りやすい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 陥りやすい | 陥りやすくない |
| Polite | 陥りやすいです | 陥りやすくないですalso 陥りやすくありません |
| Past polite | 陥りやすかったです | 陥りやすくなかったですalso 陥りやすくありませんでした |
| Past | 陥りやすかった | 陥りやすくなかった |
| Te-form | 陥りやすくて | 陥りやすくなくて |
| Adverbial | 陥りやすく | |
| Conditional | 陥りやすければ | 陥りやすくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 陥りやすかったら | 陥りやすくなかったら |
Describes a person or situation that easily falls into a negative state or behavior. Often used with nouns like 誤解 (misunderstanding), 罠 (trap), or 過ち (mistake).
He has a personality prone to misunderstandings.
This kind of argument tends to fall into emotionalism.
Standard kanji spelling using 陥る (to fall into) + やすい (easy to).
Variant using 易い for やすい; less common but still seen.
Compound of the verb 陥る (ochiiru, 'to fall into') in its continuative form 陥り (ochiiri) + the auxiliary adjective やすい (yasui, 'easy to'). The kanji 陥 means 'fall into' or 'cave in'.