食べやすい
たべやすい
i-adjective
easy to eat; palatable
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 食べやすい | 食べやすくない |
| Past | 食べやすかった | 食べやすくなかった |
| て form | 食べやすくて | 食べやすくなくて |
| Adverbial | 食べやすく | — |
| Conditional ば | 食べやすければ | 食べやすくなければ |
| Conditional たら | 食べやすかったら | 食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.
Formed from the verb 食べる (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: 食べやすくない (not easy to eat), 食べやすかった (was easy to eat)
- Can refer to size, texture, flavor mildness, or convenience of a food
- The ～やすい pattern is extremely productive: 読みやすい (easy to read), 使いやすい (easy to use), 分かりやすい (easy to understand)
Common collocations
- 食べやすい大きさ: an easy-to-eat size
- 食べやすい味: a mild, palatable flavor
- 食べやすく切る: to cut into easy-to-eat pieces
- お年寄りにも食べやすい: easy to eat even for elderly people