[JLPT grammar] Compare 見にくい and 見づらい, need more explanation
Today I am going to share the Q&A quoted from my JLPT N3 course!
[Question]
Sensei, compare 見にくい and 見づらい,
I know a few things about each of them, but a good explanation on the uses of the two would be great.
[My Reply]
Both have the same meaning “〜するのがむずかしい, hard to do, difficult to do”
But these are slightly different.
These two have Kanji characters with their original meanings.
〜にくい
＝〜難い
＝するのが難(むずか)しい状況(じょうきょう)である
It’s a difficult situation to do that.
〜づらい
＝〜辛い
＝することを精神的(せいしんてき)、肉体的(にくたいてき)
It is mentally or physically exhausting to do it. It’s stressful to do.
Use 〜づらい when you are finding your action difficult and stressful to do it.
字(じ)が小(ちい)さくて見にくい。
The letters are small and hard to read.
字が小さくて見づらい。
I am stressed because the letters are too small for me to read.
I hope my answer helps you.😊
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I will teach you until you get it!
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