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Few ingredients, simple steps. To say “This soup is easy to make,” use 「作りやすいです」.

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Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N4 · Intermediate 1

〜やすいです~yasui desu

easy to do

Attach 〜やすいです to a verb stem to say an action is easy to do.

How it works

  1. Few ingredients, simple steps. To say “This soup is easy to make,” use 「作りやすいです」.

    Few ingredients, simple steps. To say “This soup is easy to make,” use 「作りやすいです」.

  2. Remove 「ます」 from the verb and add 「やすいです」 to say the action is easy to do.

    Remove 「ます」 from the verb and add 「やすいです」 to say the action is easy to do.

  3. Good equipment and convenient surroundings can also make an action easier. 「使いやすい」 means “easy to use.”

    Good equipment and convenient surroundings can also make an action easier. 「使いやすい」 means “easy to use.”

  4. Removing 「ます」 from 「します」 leaves 「し」, so “easy to do” is 「しやすいです」.

    Removing 「ます」 from 「します」 leaves 「し」, so “easy to do” is 「しやすいです」.

  5. In the example, 「続けやすい」 means it is easy to keep going. It does not say someone has already been doing it every day.

    In the example, 「続けやすい」 means it is easy to keep going. It does not say someone has already been doing it every day.

Example sentences

このkono運動うんどうundouはわwa簡単で、かんたんで、kantande、毎日まいにちmainichi続けやすいつづけやすいtsuzukeyasuiです。desu。

This exercise is simple and easy to continue every day.

  • 野菜やさいyasaiスープすーぷsuupuはわwa作りやすいつくりやすいtsukuriyasuiし、shi、体からだkaradaにniもmoいいです。iidesu。

    Vegetable soup is easy to make and also good for your health.

  • In a conversation

    • A
      このトレーニングとれーにんぐルームるーむはわ設備せつびが新しくあたらしくて使いやすいつかいやすいですね。

      A: The facilities in this training room are new and easy to use, aren't they?

    • B
      そうですね、ここなら毎日ならまいにち楽しくたのしく筋トレきんとれがしやすいです。

      B: That's true, if it's here, it's easy to enjoy doing strength training every day.

    • A
      私わたしも明日あすからここで体からだを動かすうごかすことにします。

      A: I've decided to start exercising here from tomorrow too.

    Check yourself

    1. Level 1 · Recognise

      Which sentence is correct?

    2. Level 1 · Recognise

      Listen and choose the meaning

    3. Level 2 · Build

      Put the words in order

      This stretch is simple and easy to do before going to bed.

    4. Level 3 · Use

      What goes in the blank?

      この運動は簡単で、毎日____です。

      This exercise is simple and easy to keep doing every day.

    More grammar in this theme

    • 〜もsurprisingly many or long
    • 〜しか〜ないonly; less than enough
    • 〜たらどうですかgentle suggestion or advice
    • 〜ないで〜without doing something
    • 〜らしいですreported news; apparently
    • 〜て〜accompanying state or sequence
    • 〜ないで〜without doing something
    • 〜のに/〜にpurpose or goal
    • 〜やすいですeasy to do
    • 〜にくいですdifficult to do
    • 〜ようにしていますmake a conscious effort; habit
    • 〜ないようにしていますmindful effort to avoid
    • 〜ことにしますdecide to do
    • 〜ないことにしますdecide not to do
    Previous〜のに/〜にNext〜にくいです

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