Hard to drink with 〜にくい

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Cocoa shows Chiya her newly-learned latte art skill when giving her a drink. However, whenever Chiya goes to drink the coffee, Cocoa looks sad to see her masterpiece about to be destroyed.

千夜(ちや):
「の…のみにくい
“It's...difficult to drink.”
Literal: “Dri... difficult to drink.”

Key Points

1()みにくい means hard to bring herself to drink
  • The coffee poses no physical obstacle, but Cocoa’s sad reaction makes Chiya reluctant to destroy the latte art.
2()む uses its stem before にくい
  • () becomes (), and にくい describes difficulty carrying out the action.
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