This problem is difficult, isn’t it? in Japanese 🇯🇵

Sentence info.

この もんだい は むずかしい です ね。

Kono mondai wa muzukashii desu ne.

– この (kono): This
– Demonstrative adjective pointing to a specific thing.
– もんだい (mondai): Problem
– Noun that means "problem" or "question."
– は (wa): Topic marker
– Indicates that もんだい is the topic of the sentence.
– むずかしい (muzukashii): Difficult
– Adjective describing the noun もんだい.
– です (desu): Polite ending particle
– Used to conclude the sentence politely.
– ね (ne): Confirmation particle
– Used to seek agreement or confirmation from the listener, akin to "isn't it?" in English.

### Tips to Remember:
1. Subject-Topic: Japanese often emphasizes the topic rather than the subject. Here, "problem" is the topic marked by は.
2. Adjective Before Verb: The adjective むずかしい (difficult) directly describes the noun before ending with です.
3. Confirmation Particle: Adding ね at the end seeks the listener's agreement, similar to adding "isn't it?" or "right?" at the end of a sentence in English.

### Alternate Ways to Say "This problem is difficult, isn't it?":
1. この問題は難しいですねか。
Kono mondai wa muzukashii desu ne ka?
(Literally adding the question marker, though uncommon and might sound awkward. Not recommended.)

2. この問題は難しいでしょう？
Kono mondai wa muzukashii deshou?
("Deshou" is a softer way to seek agreement, similar to "don't you think so?")

3. この問題は難しいよね。
Kono mondai wa muzukashii yo ne.
("Yo" adds emphasis before "ne", often used in casual speech.)

4. この問題は難しいんじゃない？
Kono mondai wa muzukashii n ja nai?
(Casual, implying "isn't it difficult?")

These variations help adjust the formality and nuance of the question.

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