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Combination actions

Those rules combine a verb and an adjective to make a new meaning.

V-ます

+ Adj

~やすい

Means:

  • easy to do
  • likely to happen
  • has a tendency of

[!info] Example 見==やすい==。 Easy to see.

{泣|な}き==やすい==。 Prone to crying.

~にくい・~づらい

Means that something is difficult to do. While にくい is the broader form, づらい is used in a more subjective manner, for actions that are intentional.

[!info] Example 見==にくい==。 Difficult to see.

~始める

{始|はじ}める means that something starts or has started. Expresses intentionality.

[!info] Example {飲|の}み==始める==。 To start to drink.

~出す

{出|だ}す means that something suddenly started. Has the nuance of being unintentional, or cannot be avoided.

[!info] Example 雨が降り==出した==。 It suddenly started raining.

~続く

{続|つづ}く means that something continues.

[!info] Example {飲|の}み==続ける==。 To continue to drink.

~終わる

{終|お}わる means that something ends.

[!info] Example {飲|の}み==終わります==。 To stop to drink.