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Hard to believe with 〜がたい

Grammar Explanation: Difficult to do with 〜がたい

Manga panel from 怪盗セイント・テール showing example of Hard to believe with 〜がたい.
怪盗セイント・テール » Volume 1 » Page 74

A student from a lower grade enters the classroom. She stops and stares at Asuka Jr., one of the boys in the class.

涼子(りょうこ):
「ある特定(とくてい)のところに集中(しゅうちゅう)してない？　しかも」
“Isn't she focused on one particular area? And on top of that...”
恭子(きょうこ):
「ものすごく信(しん)じがたいところに……」
“It's in a frightfully hard to believe area...”

Key Points

  1. 信じがたい means hard to believe

    • 〜がたい attaches to a verb stem, so 信(しん)じる becomes 信(しん)じがたい.

  2. ものすごく intensifies the difficulty

    • ものすごく means extremely or terribly.