auxiliary N4 essential casualpolitewritten
〜やすい — easy to ~
〜やすい ・ やすい
Builds on 連用形（ます形）
Meaning
- easy to ~ / tends to ~ / readily ~ — the action is effortless or likely
Key sentence
このペンは書きやすい。
This pen is easy to write with.
Formation
| Attaches to | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Verb (masu-stem) | V(stem) + やすい (then conjugates as an i-adjective) | 読む → 読みやすい / 読みやすかった / 読みやすくない |
Examples
この道は歩きやすい。
This road is easy to walk on.
先生の説明はとても分かりやすかった。
The teacher's explanation was very easy to understand.
白いシャツは汚れやすい。
White shirts get dirty easily.
When you can't use it
- やすい describes an inherent quality of the thing or action, not a one-time event. Say この本は読みやすい ('this book is easy to read'), not for a single occasion of reading going smoothly.
Easily confused with
See 〜やすい in real sentences
Jengo shows 〜やすい the way you actually meet it: inside real Japanese sentences, so it sticks instead of staying an abstract rule.
Study it in JengoSources Compiled with reference to A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar.