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〜がたい

N2
gatai

hard to; almost impossible to (emotionally)

Formation

Verb-stem + がたい

Chinese meanings

难以;无法

Chinese formation

动词ます形去ます+がたい

Chinese usage

表示心理或感情上难以做到。

Chinese notes

常与相信、理解、原谅等动词搭配。

Examples

  • あの誠せい実じつな人ひとが不ふ正せいをしたとは、信しんじがたい。
    It's hard to believe that such an honest person committed fraud.
    那个诚实的人竟然作假,难以置信。
  • 彼かれの失しつ礼れいな態たい度どは、どうにも許ゆるしがたい。
    His rude attitude is simply unforgivable.
    他无礼的态度实在难以原谅。
  • 生うまれ育そだった町まちは、やはり離はなれがたいものだ。
    The town you grew up in is, after all, hard to leave.
    自己生长的城镇果然令人难以离开。

Notes

Used with verbs of thinking and feeling (信じる, 理解する, 許す, 離れる). Unlike 〜にくい, not for physical difficulty (×この肉は食べがたい).

#possibility#emotion#written

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('gatai');
{
  "id": "gatai",
  "pattern": "〜がたい",
  "romaji": "gatai",
  "level": "N2",
  "meaning": "hard to; almost impossible to (emotionally)",
  "formation": "Verb-stem + がたい",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "あの誠実な人が不正をしたとは、信じがたい。",
      "furigana": "あの{誠実|せいじつ}な{人|ひと}が{不正|ふせい}をしたとは、{信|しん}じがたい。",
      "en": "It's hard to believe that such an honest person committed fraud."
    },
    {
      "ja": "彼の失礼な態度は、どうにも許しがたい。",
      "furigana": "{彼|かれ}の{失礼|しつれい}な{態度|たいど}は、どうにも{許|ゆる}しがたい。",
      "en": "His rude attitude is simply unforgivable."
    },
    {
      "ja": "生まれ育った町は、やはり離れがたいものだ。",
      "furigana": "{生|う}まれ{育|そだ}った{町|まち}は、やはり{離|はな}れがたいものだ。",
      "en": "The town you grew up in is, after all, hard to leave."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "possibility",
    "emotion",
    "written"
  ],
  "notes": "Used with verbs of thinking and feeling (信じる, 理解する, 許す, 離れる). Unlike 〜にくい, not for physical difficulty (×この肉は食べがたい).",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "9798bf035cce759903656fa5a2feab4d3d3b904963681354765158d9a7da8fed",
    "meanings": [
      "难以",
      "无法"
    ],
    "formation": "动词ます形去ます+がたい",
    "explanation": "表示心理或感情上难以做到。",
    "notes": "常与相信、理解、原谅等动词搭配。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "あの誠実な人が不正をしたとは、信じがたい。",
        "zh": "那个诚实的人竟然作假,难以置信。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "彼の失礼な態度は、どうにも許しがたい。",
        "zh": "他无礼的态度实在难以原谅。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "生まれ育った町は、やはり離れがたいものだ。",
        "zh": "自己生长的城镇果然令人难以离开。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n2.json#gatai",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "3931b55489f45e9b8f8fbca149d32c6d7ffae43f080e7d3ad021ac6db13ab31a"
  }
}