難い - katai | eevy Japanese Dictionary

Word Pronunciation

Example Sentences

これは始末しまつの難かたい問題もんだいだ。

korewa shimatsuno katai mondaida.

This is a difficult problem to solve.

16 Variants Available

Essential 5 items

難かたかった

katakatta

The past form

1. Was difficult; Was hard

★ Common

Adjective

#142970

難かたく

kataku

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Hardly; With difficulty

★ Common

Adjective

#126432

難かたくて

katakute

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Difficult and; Because it is difficult

★ Common

Adjective

#137759

難かたくない

katakunai

The negative form

1. Not difficult; Easy

★ Common

Adjective

#147516

難かたくなかった

katakunakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't difficult; Wasn't hard

★ Common

Adjective

#137583

Common 6 items

難かたいです

kataidesu

The polite form

1. Difficult; Hard

★ Common

Adjective

#143674

難かたかったです

katakattadesu

The polite past form

1. Was difficult.; It was hard.

★ Common

Adjective

#141119

難がたくありません

gatakuarimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not difficult.; Is not difficult.

★ Common

Adjective

#139367

難がたくありませんでした

gatakuarimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not difficult.; Was not hard.

★ Common

Adjective

#143496

難かたくないです

katakunaidesu

The polite negative form

1. Not difficult.; It isn't difficult.

★ Common

Adjective

#142372

難かたくなかったです

katakunakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't difficult.; Wasn't hard.

★ Common

Adjective

#142585

Advanced 5 items

難がたいだろう

gataidarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Unlikely; Difficult (to do)

★ Common

Adjective

#140230

難かたいと

kataito

The "-to" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If difficult; If troublesome

★ Common

Adjective

#137962

難がたいなら

gatainara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If difficult; If troublesome

★ Common

Adjective

#137045

難かたかったら

katakattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If it was difficult; If it is difficult

★ Common

Adjective

#136904

難かたければ

katakereba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If difficult; If it's difficult

★ Common

Adjective

#142165

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