Meaning
「にかたくない」 attaches to verbs or nouns related to psychology and thinking, and means that something can be easily inferred or understood. It expresses sympathy or empathy. Commonly used with words like 想像する (imagine), 察する (sense), 理解する (understand), and 同情する (sympathize).
Formation
| Part of speech | Formation |
|---|---|
| Verb (dictionary form) | にかたくない |
| Noun | にかたくない |
Examples
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事故で家族を失って一人生き延びた高橋君の胸中は察するにかたくない。
It is not hard to sense the anguish of Takahashi, who lost his family in the accident and survived alone. -
海外ドラマが好きな山本さんが留学に憧れるのは理解にかたくない。
It is not hard to understand why Yamamoto, who loves foreign dramas, yearns to study abroad. -
お母様が日本で見た浮世絵をヒントにこの作品を描いただろうことは、想像にかたくない。
It is not hard to imagine that the artist was inspired by ukiyo-e prints seen in Japan when creating this work.
Summary
- 「〜にかたくない」 means "not hard to ..., easy to ..."
- Attaches to Verb (dictionary form) or Noun