JLPT N1 grammar

〜に難くないmeaning and usage

Meaning

It's not hard to A

How to form it

  • verb (dictionary form)に難くない
  • nounに難くない

How it is used

Formal: 'it is not hard to A', with verbs such as 「想像する」, 「察する」, 「理解する」 and 「予想する」: easy to imagine or infer. Not for actions that are simply easy to do; that is 「〜やすい」.

Examples

  1. 彼が母親を亡くしたショックは察するに難くない。

    It's not hard to presume that he is in shock over losing his mother.

  2. 一人で外国に来た彼女の不安は、想像に難くない。

    It isn't hard to imagine how uneasy she felt, coming abroad on her own.

  3. 値上げが続けば、客が減ることは予想するに難くない。

    If prices keep rising, it's not hard to predict that customers will drop off.