How do you say "This place is hard to stop at." in Japanese?

"This place is hard to stop at." in Japanese is "この場所は少し止まりにくいです。". This phrase is commonly used in Japan.

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How to Say ‘This place is hard to stop at.’ in Japanese

Q: What does "この場所は少し止まりにくいです。" mean in English?

"この場所は少し止まりにくいです。" means "This place is hard to stop at." in English. Usage tip: [〜にくい] means something is hard to do, so [止まりにくいです] is "it's hard to stop." This pattern is very reusable: [入りにくい] = "hard to enter," [分かりにくい] = "hard to understand."

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

kono basho wa sukoshi tomari nikui desu

[koh-noh bah-shoh wah soo-koh-shee toh-mah-ree nee-koo-ee dess]

💬 Usage Tip: [〜にくい] means something is hard to do, so [止まりにくいです] is "it's hard to stop." This pattern is very reusable: [入りにくい] = "hard to enter," [分かりにくい] = "hard to understand."

Phrase Breakdown

この場所は

kono basho wa

this place; as for this place

Introduces the topic and location being discussed.

Example

この場所は静かです。

This place is quiet.

Words in this phrase

この

kono

[koh-noh]

this

Points to the current location.

Example

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

This place is a little hard to stop at.

場所

basho

[bah-shoh]

place

Means the spot or location being discussed.

Example

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

This place is a little hard to stop at.

は

[wah]

topic marker

Marks this place as the topic.

Example

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

This place is a little hard to stop at.

少し止まりにくいです

sukoshi tomari nikui desu

is a little hard to stop at

にくい means 'hard to do,' so this says stopping here is somewhat difficult.

Example

この道は止まりにくいです。

It’s hard to stop on this road.

Words in this phrase

少し

sukoshi

[soo-koh-shee]

a little

Softens the statement to sound polite.

Example

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

This place is a little hard to stop at.

止まり

tomari

[toh-mah-ree]

stop

Refers to stopping the taxi.

Example

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

This place is a little hard to stop at.

にくい

nikui

[nee-koo-ee]

hard to

Means difficult to do, here difficult to stop.

Example

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

This place is a little hard to stop at.

です

desu

[dess]

Polite sentence ending for the statement.

Example

この場所は少し止まりにくいです。

This place is a little hard to stop at.

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