わかりやすい

わかりやすい
i-adjective
easy to understand, clear
descriptive
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Presentわかりやすいわかりやすくない
Pastわかりやすかったわかりやすくなかった
て formわかりやすくてわかりやすくなくて
Adverbialわかりやすく—
Conditional ばわかりやすければわかりやすくなければ
Conditional たらわかりやすかったらわかりやすくなかったら
1. easy to understand, clear, straightforward
Something that can be comprehended without difficulty.
The news commentator explained it to me clearly.
この本(ほん)はわかりやすい。
This book is easy to understand.
Please give me an easy-to-understand explanation.
もっとわかりやすく言(い)ってください。
Please say it more clearly.

Forms

Verb stem + やすい = easy to ~: 分(わ)かる → 分(わ)かり + やすい

Similar words

  • わかりにくい: hard to understand (the opposite)

Related words

Other verb-stem + やすい adjectives: 読(よ)みやすい (easy to read), 使(つか)いやすい (easy to use), 食(た)べやすい (easy to eat)

Usage

Said of a person, わかりやすい means "easy to read," someone whose feelings show plainly: 彼(かれ)はわかりやすい人(ひと)だ.