Japatan
Formação
- Vます形 + やすい(書き + やすい)
- Vます形 + にくい(読み + にくい)
Explicação
Vやすい means easy to do and Vにくい means hard to do (a pen that is easy to write with, a road that is hard to walk on). やすい can also describe a tendency: gets dirty easily, breaks easily. Both conjugate like i-adjectives: やすくて, にくかった.
Exemplos
この ペンは 軽くて、とても 書きやすいです。
This pen is light and very easy to write with.
先生の 説明は いつも わかりやすいです。
The teacher's explanations are always easy to understand.
雪の 日は 道が すべって 歩きにくいです。
On snowy days the roads are slippery and hard to walk on.
白い 服は 汚れやすいので、気を つけて います。
White clothes get dirty easily, so I'm careful.
Observações
Attach to the masu-stem: not 書くやすい or 歩いやすい. This やすい is different from 安い (cheap).
Gramática relacionada
Miniquiz
1この 辞書は 字が 小さくて（ ）。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 2 読みにくいです
The letters in this dictionary are small, so it is hard to read. Small letters make reading difficult: 読みにくいです. 読みやすい means the opposite.
2この 靴は 軽くて やわらかいので、とても（ ）です。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 3 歩きやすい
These shoes are light and soft, so they are very easy to walk in: 歩きやすい. やすい follows the masu-stem, so 歩いやすい and 歩くやすい are wrong.
3冬は 空気が 乾いて いるので、風邪を（ ）。
Resposta e explicação
Resposta: 1 ひきやすいです
In winter the air is dry, so it is easy to catch a cold. This やすい shows a tendency: ひきやすいです. ひきにくい does not match the reason given.
