〜づらい
〜づらい means hard to do; painful to do. It is a JLPT N4 grammar point. This attaches to the masu-stem of a verb and shows that an action is hard or uncomfortable to do. It is similar to 「にくい」, but often sounds more connected to physical or emotional burden.
Japanese sources describe it as 「〜するのがつらい」.
〜づらい examples
先生にそのことは言いづらいです。
It is hard to tell the teacher about that.
足が痛くて歩きづらいです。
My foot hurts, so it is hard to walk.
〜づらい exercises
Pick what belongs in the parentheses. The answer is marked below.
友だちに本当のことを言い（ ）です。
- づらい ✓
- にくい
- やすい
- たい
It is hard to tell my friend the truth.
目が悪くて、この字は読み（ ）です。
- やすい
- づらい ✓
- たい
- すぎる
My eyesight is poor, so this character is hard to read.
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