〜やすいです／にくいです

Meaning

This pattern indicates whether an action is easy or difficult to perform, or whether a state is easy or hard to achieve. 〜やすいです means 'easy to do' or 'tends to become,' while 〜にくいです means 'difficult to do' or 'hard to become.' Both function as i-adjectives and follow standard i-adjective conjugation rules.

Formation

Examples

1. 新しい靴は軽くて、とても歩きやすいです。
   These new shoes are light and very easy to walk in.

2. この肉はかたくて食べにくいです。
   This meat is tough and difficult to eat.

3. A：このレポートの字が小さすぎますよ。B：すみません。見やすくします。
   A: The letters in this report are too small. B: Sorry. I'll make it easier to read.

Summary

• Attach やすい or にくい to the verb stem (masu-form without ます) to show ease or difficulty
• やすい expresses ease; にくい expresses difficulty—they are opposite meanings
• Both words function as i-adjectives and can be conjugated like other い-adjectives (e.g., 見やすくします)