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Learn JLPT N2 Grammar: ~がたい

~がたい

Kanji is "難い". 

Also notice that ~にくい and ~がたい have the same kanji "難い" .

~にくい 【~難い】

~がたい 【~難い】

Meaning: very difficult to; hard to~

  • 明日、留学を終えて国に帰る。これまで仲良くしていた友達とは本当に別れがたい。Tomorrow, I will finish studying abroad and return to the country. I am really hard to say goodbye to my friends.
  • お年寄りをだましてお金をとる犯罪は許しがたい。The crime of tricking the elderly into taking money is unforgivable.
  • あの正直な彼が嘘をつくとは、信じがたい。It's hard to believe that honest man tells a lie.

This is written language, common collocations are:

  • 理解しがたい
  • 想像しがたい
  • 賛成しがたい
  • 信じがたい
  • 言い難い
  • 表しがたい
  • 許しがたい
  • 受け入れがたい
  • 認めがたい

Conventional expression:

  • 動かしがたい事実

[CONTENT] Learn JLPT N2 Grammar

This article was last edited at 2021-01-11 00:33:22

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