JLPT N1 Grammar (ni katakunai)

Meaning

easy to do; it’s not hard to (imagine, understand, guess)

Level: JLPT N1

How to use

verb (dictionary)にかたくない
Noun
ni katakunai に難くない にかたくない jlpt n1 grammar meaning 文法 例文 japanese flashcards

Learn Japanese grammar: 【にかたくない】(ni katakunai). Meaning: easy to do; it’s not hard to ~.

This is often used with「想像」to imagine、「理解」to understand、「推測」to guess, etc.

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Example #1

かれらがりこんしたことはそうぞうにたかくない。
karera ga rikon shita koto wa souzou ni katakunai.
It's not hard to imagine that they got divorced.
Example #2

１てんたりずごうかくできなかったかれのくやしさは、そうぞうにかたくない。
1 ten tarizu goukaku dekinakatta kare no kuyashisa wa, souzou ni katakunai.
It is not difficult to imagine his regret for not being able to pass the exam because of missing 1 point.
Example #3

このさくひんをつくるのに、どんなにじかんがかかったかはさっするにかたくない。
kono sakuhin o tsukuru no ni, donnani jikan ga kakatta ka wa sassuru ni katakunai.
It's not hard to imagine how much time they spent making this work of art.
Example #4

5ねんまえのじぶんをおもいだせば、しんにゅうしゃいんのくろうをりかいするにかたくない。
5 nen mae no jibun o omoidaseba, shinnyuu shain no kurou o rikai suru ni katakunai.
Thinking back of myself 5 years ago, it's not hard to understand the hardships of new employees.
Example #5

がいこくにたいざいするとき、かのじょはどんなにくろうしたかそうぞうにかたくない。
gaikoku ni taizai suru toki, kanojo ha donnani kurou shita ka souzou ni katakunai.
It’s not hard to imagine how tough her situation was when she lived abroad.
Example #6

じょうきょうからはんだんして、かれがはんにんであることはそうぞうにかたくない。
joukyou kara handan shite, kare ga hannin de aru koto wa souzou ni katakunai.
Judging from the situation, it is not hard to imagine that he is the culprit.
Example #7

じしんであいするひとをうしなったかのじょのかなしみはさっするにかたくない。
jishin de aisuru hito o ushinatta kanojo no kanashimi wa sassuru ni katakunai.
Her sadness of losing her loved one in the earthquake is not hard to sympathize with.
Example #8

このままのじょうきょうがつづくと、にほんのけいざいはだめになることはそうぞうにかたくない。
kono mama no joukyou ga tsudzuku to, nihon no keizai wa dame ni naru koto wa souzou ni katakunai.
It is not difficult to imagine that the Japanese economy will be ruined if this situation continues.

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