Usages of katai
冷蔵庫 から 出した ばかり の バター は 硬くて、 トースト に すぐ ぬれません。reizouko kara dasita bakari no bataa ha katakute, toosuto ni sugu nuremasen.
Butter just taken out of the refrigerator is hard and cannot be spread on toast right away.
この パン は 少し 硬い けれど、 スープ と 一緒 なら 食べやすい。kono pan ha sukosi katai keredo, suupu to issyo nara tabeyasui.
This bread is a little hard, but it is easy to eat with soup.
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