がたい
Meanings
- Hard to do
- Difficult to believe
- Unbearable or hard to endure
About this pattern
Explanation
がたい attaches to the stem of a verb to express that something is difficult or nearly impossible to do, often due to its nature or the speaker’s perception. It emphasizes a subjective difficulty rather than an objective one, and it can also describe something that is hard to bear or accept. It is relatively formal and common in written Japanese or careful speech.
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Example sentences
It’s a story that’s hard to believe.
His explanation is difficult to understand.
This pain is unbearable.
That situation is hard to accept.
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