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むつかしい

Kanji
難しい
Hepburn romanization
Pitch accent
Adjective

難しい: difficult

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Word Forms

The basic and commonly used forms of this adjective.

Basic forms
Form Word form Usage
Imperfective form (mizenkei)
Alternative: 難しかろ むずかしかろ
Used in forms such as karou; mainly literary.
Continuative form (renyokei)
Alternative: むつかしかっ 難しく 難しかっ むずかしく むずかしかっ
Used in forms such as kute and kunai.
Conclusive form (shushikei)
Alternative: 難しい むずかしい
Ends a sentence.
Attributive form (rentaikei)
Alternative: 難しい むずかしい
Modifies a noun.
Conditional form (kateikei)
Alternative: 難しけれ むずかしけれ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Imperative form (meireikei)
Alternative: 難しかれ むずかしかれ
Rarely used in modern Japanese.
Common forms
Form Word form Usage
Te-form
Alternative: 難しくて むずかしくて
Connects clauses with kute.
Ta-form
Alternative: 難しかった むずかしかった
Expresses the past with katta.
Nai-form
Alternative: 難しくない むずかしくない
Expresses negation with kunai.
Ba-form
Alternative: 難しければ むずかしければ
Expresses a condition with kereba.
Notes
  • 「むつかしい」は「難しい」の読みの一つ。現代語では「むずかしい」が一般的。

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