A is hard/difficult to do
14点
サンダルは走りにくい。
It's hard to run in sandals.
10点
外国人にとって漢字はすごく書きにくい。
For foreigners, it's really hard to write kanji.
16点
ロシア語は大層学びにくい。
Russian is very difficult to learn.
13点
この町は、暮らしにくい。
This city is hard to live in.
16点
あなたの質問は答えにくい。
Your question is hard to answer.
13点
あの人は付き合いにくい。
He is hard to deal with.
3点
この新しいパソコンは使いにくい。
This new computer is hard to use.
4点
先生の説明が下手で理解しにくかった。
The teacher's explanation was poor and hard to understand.
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Basic Examples:
見にくい (hard to see)
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Lang_learner
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Level: 1
(10 years ago)
Beware that while みにくい means "hard to see", it also means "ugly", "unattractive", and "unsightly". So be careful.



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The object/item that is the topic of the sentence comes before the particle は (instead of elsewhere in the sentence).
フォークでラーメンを食べにくよ。(unnatural)
ラーメンはフォークで食べにくいよ。(fixed)
It's hard to eat ramen with a fork.
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Level: 168, 好 : 8,111
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