食(た)べやすい

たべやすい

i-adjective

easy to eat; palatable

Conjugation

	Affirmative	Negative
Present	食(た)べやすい	食(た)べやすくない
Past	食(た)べやすかった	食(た)べやすくなかった
て form	食(た)べやすくて	食(た)べやすくなくて
Adverbial	食(た)べやすく	—
Conditional ば	食(た)べやすければ	食(た)べやすくなければ
Conditional たら	食(た)べやすかったら	食(た)べやすくなかったら

1. easy to eat; palatable; not hard to chew or swallow

Describing food that is convenient, comfortable, or simple to consume, whether due to size, texture, flavor, or preparation.

一口(ひとくち)サイズで食(た)べやすい。

It's bite-sized and easy to eat.

この魚(さかな)は骨(ほね)が少(すく)なくて食(た)べやすい。

This fish has few bones and is easy to eat.

子(こ)どもでも食(た)べやすいように、小(ちい)さく切(き)ってから出(だ)した。

I cut it into small pieces before serving so that even children could eat it easily.

Formed from the verb 食(た)べる (to eat) + やすい (easy to do). This is a productive grammatical pattern where verb stem + やすい creates an i-adjective meaning "easy to [verb]." The opposite pattern is verb stem + にくい (hard to do).

Usage

Conjugates as a regular i-adjective: 食(た)べやすくない (not easy to eat), 食(た)べやすかった (was easy to eat)
Can refer to size, texture, flavor mildness, or convenience of a food
The ～やすい pattern is extremely productive: 読(よ)みやすい (easy to read), 使(つか)いやすい (easy to use), 分(わ)かりやすい (easy to understand)

Common collocations

食(た)べやすい大(おお)きさ: an easy-to-eat size
食(た)べやすい味(あじ): a mild, palatable flavor
食(た)べやすく切(き)る: to cut into easy-to-eat pieces
お年寄(としよ)りにも食(た)べやすい: easy to eat even for elderly people

Similar words

食(た)べにくい: hard to eat — the opposite; food that is difficult to consume
口当(くちあ)たりがいい: pleasant to the palate — focuses on flavor and texture
手軽(てがる)に食(た)べられる: can be eaten easily/casually — focuses on convenience

Related Words

Compare: わかりやすい (easy to understand, clear)

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