～やすい
Easy or likely to do
You'll be able to describe actions that are easy to perform or things that tend to happen readily.
この靴は軽くて、歩きやすいです。
kono kutsu wa karukute, arukiyasui desu.
What do you think this sentence means?
These shoes are light and easy to walk in.
Describe an easy action
～やすい describes something as easy to do, often because of its design or condition. It can also describe a tendency for an event to happen.
このペンは書きやすいです。
kono pen wa kakiyasui desu.
This pen is easy to write with.
Form and use ～やすい
The result is an い-adjective: やすいです, やすかったです, やすくないです. It describes ease, not whether someone has the ability at all.
このペンは書きやすいです。
kono pen wa kakiyasui desu.
This pen is easy to write with.
雨の日は滑りやすいです。
ame no hi wa suberiyasui desu.
It is easy to slip on rainy days.
この駅の地図は大きくて分かりやすいです。
kono eki no chizu wa ookikute wakariyasui desu.
This station map is big and easy to understand.
田中先生は声が大きいので、授業が聞きやすいです。
tanaka sensei wa koe ga ookii node, jugyou ga kikiyasui desu.
Mr. Tanaka has a loud voice, so his classes are easy to hear.
冬は空気が乾いているので、風邪をひきやすいです。
fuyu wa kuuki ga kawaite iru node, kaze o hikiyasui desu.
The air is dry in winter, so it's easy to catch a cold.
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