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koi / kitsui

I don't think so; it's just used after the stem of a verb to show that the action is hard/difficult.

To say something is hard, you can use 難しい (muzukashii)

これは難しい宿題ですか。/この宿題は難しいですか。
kore wa muzukashii shukudai desu ka./ kono shukudai wa muzukashii desu ka.
Is this hard homework?/Is this homework hard?
 
can minikui be used to describe human / animals / clothes / bags / buildings?
Which are you talking about 見にくい;"hard to see" or 醜い;"ugly"? Also, "nikui shukudai" could mean 憎い宿題; "a hateful home work" besides Tomii-san's interpretation.
I think you'd better to learn kanji.;-)
 
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ya i meant 醜い ugly.

can it be used to describe human / animals / clothes / bags / buildings?
 
It's OK for persons/animals. But it wouldn't be common for the rest ones except in poetic usage or something like that.
 
what's the difference between koi and kitsui?

In what context?
Normally "koi" and "kitsui" do not have much in common in meaning-wise...

koi: thik (consistency), dark, deep (in colour, against "pale"), strong (taste), dense, etc.
kitsui: tight, hard (words, one's attitude, job), strong (alcohol), tight-fitting (clothe), etc.
 
can i use koi for strong alcohol?
Well, it is possible if you're talking about mixed drinks, such as cocktails.

If you have more vodka or gin (for example) than the recipe calls for in the drink, you can call it "koii."
 
Well, it is possible if you're talking about mixed drinks, such as cocktails.
If you have more vodka or gin (for example) than the recipe calls for in the drink, you can call it "koii."
I call any beer or wine with a ramped up alcohol content "tsuyoi." Because that is what is on the can or bottle. It seems quite a different situation than koi.
 
somthing / nothing

what's the difference between these:

何か[なにか] nanika どれか doreka


何も nanimo どれも doremo
 
kudamono and Mi

what's the difference between kudamono and mi? can i use them interchangeably?
 
masakari

how do i use the adjective masakari?

what can it describe and what exactly does it mean?
 
how do i use the adjective masakari?

what can it describe and what exactly does it mean?

I've never heard of an adjective "masakari".
If it is a noun, then it means an axe which is used to cut down trees.
まさかり - Google 検索

pacerier, when putting questions, please try to give some context or examples, that will make it much easier for other members to give you appropriate answer.
 
is waru the same as watashino ?

waru: verb meaning to split, break, etc.
watashino : watashi + no, meaning "mine"

Now pacerier,

1. if you wish to keep asking for small questions like this, please make just one thread/topic instead of putting new ones.
2. please give some examples or context
3. please use dictionaries such as WWWJDIC first.
WWWJDIC
4. when getting replies to your questions, it is polite to acknowledge them and tell us if you understood or not.
It is not an automatic answering machine but people who are answering your questions in this forum.
 
waru: verb meaning to split, break, etc.
watashino : watashi + no, meaning "mine"

Now pacerier,

1. if you wish to keep asking for small questions like this, please make just one thread/topic instead of putting new ones.
2. please give some examples or context
3. please use dictionaries such as WWWJDIC first.
WWWJDIC
4. when getting replies to your questions, it is polite to acknowledge them and tell us if you understood or not.
It is not an automatic answering machine but people who are answering your questions in this forum.

Thank you, undrentide, for saying what I wanted to say.

@OP
All of your little questions have been merged here.
The members here are responding to your questions out of good will. It won't hurt to say a little thank you...
 
is waru the same as watashino ?
Do you mean the pronoun (me, oneself) ware ??


This is the idea, see? 😌 Example sentences will make the exact meaning of the word clearer by showing a typical context; to show how the word works properly spelled... 🙂
 
1. i want to describe an ugly looking tree
kono ki wa bukakkou yo

is the adjective bukakkou suitable?

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2. what's the difference between 果物 kudamono and mi? can i use them interchangeably?


mi 実(P); 子 【み】 (n) (1) fruit; nut; (2) seed; (3) (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; (4) content; substance;

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3. how do i use the adjective masakari?

masakari 真盛り 【まさかり】 (adj-na) height of; middle of; full bloom

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