Noun / Verb (dictionary form) + にかたくない

[Not hard to (imagine, guess, etc.)]

Connection: Noun + にかたくない / Verb (dictionary form) + にかたくない

Usage: A formal, literary expression meaning "it is not difficult to..." Almost exclusively used with verbs related to mental activities: 想像 (imagination), 推測 (conjecture), 予想 (prediction), 察する (to sense/perceive). Often used in essays and formal writing.

Common patterns:

• 想像にかたくない (not hard to imagine)
• 推測にかたくない (not hard to guess)
• 察するにかたくない (not hard to perceive)

Examples:

被災者の苦しみは想像にかたくない。(The suffering of the disaster victims is not hard to imagine.)

彼が怒った理由は推測にかたくない。(The reason he got angry is not hard to guess.)

一人で子育てをする大変さは察するにかたくない。(The difficulty of raising children alone is not hard to perceive.)