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Learn JLPT N1 Grammar: に難くない (ni katakunai)

Learn JLPT N1 Grammar: に難くない (ni katakunai)

Meaning: it’s not hard to; easy to do

How to use the:
verb (dictionary) + にかたくない
Noun + にかたくない

Explain:
Used in the case of denoting something is very easy

Example sentences:

1. オスカー受賞者の喜びは、察するにかたくない。
osukaa jushousha no yorokobi wa, sassuru ni katakunai.
It’s not hard to guess how happy Oscar winners are.

2. そのとき、彼がどんなにつらかったかは察するにかたくない。
sono toki, kare ga donna ni tsurakatta ka wa sassuru ni katakunai.
It’s not hard to guess what he went through at that time.

3. 1点足りず合格できなかった彼の悔しさは、想像に難くない。
It is not difficult to imagine his regret for not being able to pass the exam because of missing 1 point.
1 ten tarizu goukaku dekinakatta kare no kuyashisa wa, souzou ni katakunai.