にくい (にくい) — difficult to ..., hard to ...
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Meanings
- difficult to ...
- hard to ...
Explained in simple Japanese
- その ことを するのが むずかしい ことを あらわす ことば。
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Adjective forms
Non-past covers present and future. Expand a form to see its plain, polite, affirmative and negative versions, where available. Some forms have multiple variants.
Na-adjectives use forms of だ. Conjectural and imperative forms can be formal or literary; everyday usage depends on context.
Compare conjugationsNon-past (present / future)
Plain · Affirmative
にくい
nikui
Plain · Negative
にくくない
nikukunai
Polite · Affirmative
にくいです
nikuidesu
Polite · Negative
にくくないです
nikukunaidesu
Alternative variant
にくくありません
nikukuarimasen
Past
Plain · Affirmative
にくかった
nikukatta
Plain · Negative
にくくなかった
nikukunakatta
Polite · Affirmative
にくかったです
nikukattadesu
Polite · Negative
にくくなかったです
nikukunakattadesu
Alternative variant
にくくありませんでした
nikukuarimasendeshita
Te-form (connecting)
Plain · Affirmative
にくくて
nikukute
Plain · Negative
にくくなくて
nikukunakute
Provisional (〜ば)
Plain · Affirmative
にくければ
nikukereba
Plain · Negative
にくくなければ
nikukunakereba
Causative (make / cause to be)
Plain · Affirmative
にくくさせる
nikukusaseru
Conjectural (probably)
Plain · Affirmative
にくかろう
nikukarou
Polite · Affirmative
にくいでしょう
nikuideshou
Conditional (〜たら)
Plain · Affirmative
にくかったら
nikukattara
Plain · Negative
にくくなかったら
nikukunakattara
Alternative (〜たり)
Plain · Affirmative
にくかったり
nikukattari