〜がたい

Formation

N2TendencyFormal/StiffLiteratureAcademic
ます-Form
Verb
がたい

Meaning

Indicates that something is psychologically or emotionally difficult to carry out. It is NOT used for physical impossibility or lack of ability.

Examples

彼の話は信じがたい内容だった。

His story was hard to believe.

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