# 214 Learn Japanese【がたい】hard to, difficult to - N2 Grammar -

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In this video, you will learn the grammar of【がたい】hard to, difficult to.
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stem + がたい
hard to, difficult to
used to express when something is “very difficult” or “nearly impossible” to do.
mainly used when you want to say that it is difficult for some internal reason (especially psychological reason)
～するのが難しい/～できない
It does not have meaning that:
1. It is impossible to do because you do not have the ability.
2. It is impossible to do due to external conditions.
3. It is impossible to do because it is prohibited.
1.
〇田中さんは英語がしゃべりがたい。
✖田中さんは英語がしゃべられない。
Mr. Tanaka cannot speak English.
2.
✖私は部屋を暗くしないと寝がたい。
〇私は部屋を暗くしないと寝られない。
I can't sleep unless the room is dark.
3.
✖会社の中ではタバコを吸いがたい。
〇会社の中ではタバコを吸えない。
You can't smoke inside the company.
Stem＋にくい、Stem＋がたい、Stem＋づらい
Stem＋にくいmeans that something is difficult to do or it takes great effort to do it.
Stem＋がたいmeans doing something that’s almost impossible.
Stem＋づらいmeans that you don’t feel comfortable doing something.
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彼は顔つきからして、近寄りがたい。
Judging from his facial expression, it is impossible to approach him.
納豆のおいしさは多くの外国人にとって理解しがたいに違いない。
The deliciousness of natto must be difficult for many foreigners to understand.
猫といる時間は、何にだって代えがたい、大切な時間です。
The time I spend with my cat is an irreplaceable and precious time.
彼は嘘ばかりつくので、今彼が言っていることが本当かどうか信じがたい。
He tells nothing but lies, so it's hard to believe that what he's saying is true.

[@ankejapanmymemorybank3409]

she's a brilliant teacher I have known in japan she is clearly deliver the grammatical form of the verb which is I really needed for taking my jlpt. thank you so much for patiently teaching online. keep it up.

[@MasaSensei]

You're very welcome!

[@nurulmaru]

Masa is such a wonderful teacher!!

[@MasaSensei]

Yay! thank you so much! Please let me know what kind of things you would like to learn more!

[@soramidori]

いつもありがとうございます🙏♥️

[@MasaSensei]

ありがとうございます！何か質問があったら教えてくださいね！

[@caletdiaz2211]

Good pronunciation!

[@MasaSensei]

Thanks! 😃

[@calmconfident]

ありがとうございました先生😊

[@MasaSensei]

ありがとうございます！何か質問があったら教えてくださいね！

[@robbatayaki5505]

Encore une super video !

[@MasaSensei]

Merci beaucoup!!

[@Rubens_Witt]

おレッスンありがとう

[@MasaSensei]

嬉しいです！これからもよろしくお願いします。

[@trumplostlol3007]

Wiktionary says かたい was originally derived from the old Japanese 堅い which means "hard". So if a problem is がたい, I suppose it has something to do with the "nature" of the problem. A nutshell that is "hard" is inherently difficult to crack.

[@MasaSensei]

oh I see! I'm not sure if がたい comes from 堅い! good to know a new information!

[@palmitas1112]

Absolutely wonderful lesson! Even though I'm still a beginner, this was very clearly explained. I loved the origen of "arigatou". Would it then be correct to think that "~gatai" isused more for things that seem dangerous? Like maybe "It's impossible to eat this (because the texture is hard to eat)" or "many people die when they hike around these mountain (very hard to hike, easily canfall off the mountain, etc). Like this? Thank you so much for your lesson!

[@MasaSensei]

Thank you for watching! "tabe nikui" is when it's hard to actually eat, like the meat is hard and hard to eat, or the cake is hard to eat with chopsticks. "tabe gatai" is used when it's a bit of a waste to eat a cake that looks cute, so I'm a little hesitant to eat it.

[@AnimeAddictedNerd]

👍

[@MasaSensei]

Thank you! Let me know if you have any questions!

[@myBadJapaneseAndGuitar]

別れたいですが、言いがたい。

[@MasaSensei]

いいですねー！！

[@DeHaos]

つまり、「～がたい」って文法には能力的にできないって意味では使わない。実際の身体的な能力ではなく、精神的な活動を指しますというわけですね。

[@MasaSensei]

そうですね！「～がたい」は、ある動作を行うのに心理的な抵抗を覚え、その動作を行うことに踏み切れないという意味を表わしますね！

[@maquinadotempo9278]

(1) 今度こそ、上司と喧嘩するのは避けがたい (2) 戦争は避けがたい (3) この件について、あんまり経験がないから、正しいかどうか言いがたい (4) 俺にとって、彼女の話が信じがたい (5) 桜は先生に対して、信じがたいことをした (6) 日向はそんな事をするなんて想像しし難い

[@MasaSensei]

(1) 今度こそ、上司と喧嘩するのは避けがたい ⇒すばらしい！ (2) 戦争は避けがたい ⇒すばらしい！ (3) この件について、あんまり経験がないから、正しいかどうか言いがたい ⇒すばらしい！ (4) 俺にとって、彼女の話が信じがたい ⇒すばらしい！ (5) 桜は先生に対して、信じがたいことをした ⇒すばらしい！ (6) 日向はそんな事をするなんて想像しし難い ⇒日向がそんな事をするなんて想像し難い

[@gabydab5797]

人間より猫

[@MasaSensei]

猫が好きなんです(笑)

[@gabydab5797]

@@MasaSensei 私も ^^