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To describe an action as easy
verb stem + 「やすい」
This wine is easy to drink.
このワインは飲みやすい。
Is this computer easy to use?
このパソコンは使いやすいですか。
せつ·めい - explanation; exposition
説明
Please explain in a easy to understand way.
分かりやすく説明してください。
to describe a difficult action
verb stem + 「にくい」
This textbook is (a) little hard to understand.
この教科書はちょっと分かりにくい。
こわ·れ·る - to be broken; to break
壊れる
(It’s) ok even if (it’s a) little expensive so (it’s) better that (it’s) hard to break.
ちょっと高くてもいいですから、壊れにくい方がいいです。
き·れ - sharpness
切れ
き·れ·あじ - sharpness (of a sword); the feel of a cutting edge
切れ味
するど·い - pointed; sharp
鋭い
If (you) don’t have (a) sharp steak knife, steak is hard to eat.
ステーキは切れ味鋭いステーキナイフがないと食べにくいよね。
difficult action - comes from 「辛い」(painful), is more subjective
~づらい
difficult action - mostly limited to emotions and thoughts
~がたい
が·めん - terminal screen
画面
くら·い - dark; gloomy
暗い
(The) cellphone’s screen is dark and hard to read.
携帯の画面が暗くて読みにくい。
くつ - shoes
靴
ある·き - walk; walking
歩き
は·く - to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing
履く
These shoes are cute but (it’s) hard to walk so (I) don’t wear (them) much.
この靴はかわいいけど、歩きづらいから、あまり履かない。
(It) may be hard to believe but (it’s a story) that’s true.
信じがたいかもしれませんが、本当の話です。