Learning objectives
- Lesson goals: Learn ni katakunai for "it's not hard to" — often for empathetic speculation about others.
- Form and connection: [Verb辞书形] に難かたくない
- Nuance in real use: に難くない is an elegant empathy expression — it doesn't say "I know how you feel" but "it's not hard to imagine." This maintains warm respect with appropriate distance.
Form and connection
Core Explanation
Learn ni katakunai for "it's not hard to" — often for empathetic speculation about others.
Cultural Note
Practical examples
Common pitfalls
Build the base form before adding the pattern
Complete the required conjugation first. Do not keep polite and plain endings at the same time.
Match politeness to the situation
The examples are reliable starting points; relationships and context can still change the most natural wording.
Practice and answers
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[Verb辞书形] に難かたくないShow answer
It's not hard to imagine his sadness.Show answer
彼女かのじょが怒おこった理由りゆうは理解りかいするに難かたくない。 ([Verb辞书形] に難かたくない)Continue learning
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