Last time we learned the combination of two conjugating words that were a verb in Masu-form but without ‘masu’ and the verb “Sugiru/Sugimasu”. This time also, we are learning a combination of two conjugating words. The first part is, again, a verb in Masu-form without ‘masu’, but the second parts are not a verb, but I-adjectives “Yasui” and “Nikui”
(1) [Verb in Masu-form without ‘masu’] + Yasui* + desu.
1. Kono Kyoukasho wa Yomi yasui desu. (This text book is easy to read.)
“Yomi” comes from the Masu-form “Yomimasu”.
2. Kono Gita’a wa Hiki yasui desu. (This guitar is easy to play.)
“Hiki” comes from the Masu-form “Hikimasu”.
＊: When Yasui is written with Kanji, Yasui meaning cheap is “安い”, and Yasui meaning “easy” is “易い”.
(2) [Verb in Masu-form without ‘masu’] + Nikui + desu.
3. Toukyou wa Kurashi nikui desu. (Tokyo is difficult to live in.)
“Kurashi” comes from the Masu-form “Kurashimasu”.
4. Kono Nabe wa Tsukai nikui desu. (This pot is not easy to use.)
“Tsukai” comes from the Masu-form “Tsukaimasu”.
Actually, this exercise A2 is about Yasui and Nikui, and the next exercise A3 is also about Yasui and Nikui.（違いを検討して明日追記します。）
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This post was written with reference to the exercise A2 of Section44 in “Minna no Nihongo (2nd Edition)” published by “3A Corporation”
