文法の説明

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～易(やす)いEasy to, Likely to

使い方・接続

Verb［stem］+ やすい

詳細

  • 使用域

    一般

「やすい」の情報

易(やす)い is an い-Adjective that is regularly seen attached to the ます stem of verbs (the form of a verb that can be used as a noun). When attached in this way, it carries the meaning of 'easy to (A)', where (A) is the verb that comes before やすい.

Sometimes, やすい has a translation that is a bit closer to 'prone to (A)', or 'likely to (A)' in English. This nuance is regularly seen when the verb is related to emotions.

Caution

There is another adjective 安(やす)い that has the meaning of 'cheap'. This kanji should never be used with verbs to mean 'easy'. Most of the time, やすい itself will be written in hiragana, and usage of 易(やす)い is quite limited.

Fun Fact

Although 易(やす)い is an い-Adjective, it is almost never used by itself (when not attached to verbs). In such cases, it is much more natural to use the な-Adjective 簡単(かんたん).

反意語

例文

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    ケーキは作(つく)りやすい。

    Cake is easy to make.

    この魚(さかな)は食(た)べやすいです。

    This fish is easy to eat.

    昨日(きのう)の練習(れんしゅう)はしやすかった。

    Yesterday's practice was easy to do.

    この白(しろ)い服(ふく)は、汚(よご)れやすいです。

    These white clothes are easy to get dirty.

    この音楽(おんがく)が好(す)きだから、踊(おど)りやすい。

    Because I like this music, it is easy to dance.

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最近の返信 (合計10件)

  • Jake

    Jake

    easy to, likely to

    Structure

    • Verb[stem] + やすい

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  • Candygaming

    Candygaming

    I might be misunderstanding something here. But is it not the い-stem of the words and not the stem form?

  • Pushindawood

    Pushindawood

    @Candygaming The stem form of verbs refers to what is left of a verb after you conjugate to the ます-form and then remove ます. E.g.: 食べます , 会います , 行きます , 飲みます , 始めます , etc. やすい attaches to this stem to form this grammar point. As you can see, not all stem forms end in an い sound. Cheers!

  • broozeb

    broozeb

    “This fish is easy to eat.”
    What does this mean? Does it mean it’s easy to eat because the flavor is palatable? Or it’s easy to eat because it’s not messy? Or it’s easy for old people to eat because it’s soft? Or can it mean all these things?

  • EdBunpro

    EdBunpro

    At first glance, I think of a fish with little to no bones that you have to sift through before eating every bite or so. Probably not related to flavor, at least IMO.

  • Megumin

    Megumin

    I think it could go both ways, it’s subject to interpretation due to not having the context.

  • ianibanez

    ianibanez

    Apologies if this is the wrong forum to ask this, since I was directed here when I tried to submit a question regarding something in my reviews.

    Why does the hint display “Past”?

  • Zeric

    Zeric

    雪>ゆきが降ふったので, すべりやすくなりました
    Could someone explain why the い in すべりやすく conjugates into く ?

  • IcyIceBear

    IcyIceBear

    Here’s the related grammar point, but basically い becomesくto attach to なる to say something becomes. In this case it became easy to slip.

  • Zeric

    Zeric

    Ah, I see.
    I am still in the phase of ignoring the rest of the sentence and only focusing on the grammar itself.

    Thanks for the help.

  • Alex11

    Alex11

    東京から大阪へは電車が行きやすいですよ。

    Why is it ga and not de?

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