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〜に難くない
nikatakunai
JLPT N1
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〜にかたくない
Meaning
not hard to ...(名詞+にかたくない/ Vる+にかたくない)
not hard to imagine it becoming a problem
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Formation
Phrases
かれのふあんはそうぞうにかたくない
Its not hard to imagine he is worried
Edit  #4240 dc
かれのよろこびは、さっするにかたくない。
It's not hard to guess how happy he is.
Edit  #5299 blabby
Discussion and comments
in certain circumstances, it would be possible.
often used with imagine "it would not be hard to imagine this happening"
dc
This is very often used with 想像する and 察する.
blabby
子供を亡くした親の悲しみは、察するにかたくない。
khongbietboi