How to Say ‘Is a little hard to stop at’ in Japanese
少し止まりにくいです
sukoshi tomari nikui desu
[soo-koh-shee toh-mah-ree nee-koo-ee dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [〜にくい] means "hard to do," attached to the action word: [止まりにくい] = "hard to stop." You can reuse it with other actions, like [聞きにくい] for "hard to hear" or "hard to ask."
Phrase Breakdown
少し
sukoshi
[soo-koh-shee]
a little
Softens the statement by saying a little.
少し待ってください。
Please wait a moment.
止まり
tomari
[toh-mah-ree]
stop
From 止まる, meaning to stop a vehicle.
ここでは止まりにくいです。
It is hard to stop here.
にくい
nikui
[nee-koo-ee]
hard to
Grammar pattern meaning difficult to do.
この道は入りにくいです。
This road is hard to enter.
です
desu
[dess]
is
Polite copula ending the statement.
少し止まりにくいですと説明されました。
It was explained that it is a little hard to stop.
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