No. 2,782 in Japanese
辛く
"辛く" means "spicy" or "painful," depending on the context.
In a sentence
この料理はとても辛くて、美味しいです。
This dish is very spicy and delicious.
In this sentence, '辛くて' modifies the noun describing the dish to indicate that it is spicy.
風邪をひいて喉が辛くなりました。
I caught a cold and my throat started feeling sore.
Here, '辛くなりました' describes the condition of the throat as becoming sore or uncomfortable, showing a shift in state.
仕事が辛くて毎日疲れます。
Work is hard, and I feel exhausted every day.
In this case, '辛くて' conveys the emotional or physical difficulty of the work, showing the nuance of hardship.
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