How to Say ‘It was easy to understand.’ in Japanese
わかりやすかったです。
wakari yasukatsu ta desu
[wah-KAH-ree yah-soo-KAHT tah desu]
💬 Usage Tip: To say "easy to do", drop ます from a verb and add やすい: わかります becomes わかりやすい. For the past, the ending changes to かった, as in 読みやすかった "was easy to read".
Phrase Breakdown
わかり
wakari
[wah-KAH-ree]
understand (stem)
Stem of わかる 'to understand'.
日本語がわかります。
I understand Japanese.
やすかっ
yasukatsu
[yah-soo-KAHT]
easy to (past form)
Past stem of やすい, attached to verb stems to mean 'easy to do'.
この本は読みやすかったです。
This book was easy to read.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
です
desu
[desu]
is; polite ending
A polite sentence ending often used to soften statements.
キャンセルしたいです。
I want to cancel.
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