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непро́сто

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adverbadverb of непросто́й

1.
not easy, difficult, hard
Сейча́с непро́сто найти́ хоро́шую рабо́ту.
It is not easy to find a good job these days.
Most often used predicatively, typically with an infinitive or a dative: ему непросто.
2.
not easily, with difficulty
Э́та побе́да дала́сь нам непро́сто.
This victory did not come easily to us.
Modifies a verb: something came about only with effort.

Examples

Э́то бы́ло непросто перевести́.
That wasn't easy to translate.
Сде́лать э́то будет непросто.
Doing that won't be easy.
Убеди́ть Тома будет непросто.
It's not going to be easy to convince Tom.
С То́мом непросто пола́дить.
Tom isn't an easy person to get along with.
Я не ста́ну говори́ть, что э́то бы́ло непросто.
I'm not going to say it wasn't easy.
Найти́ Тома будет непросто.
Finding Tom isn't going to be easy.
Попа́сть на се́верный по́люс непросто.
To reach the North Pole is not easy.
Э́то будет непросто, но возможно.
It will be difficult, but not impossible.

Word familyнепросто́йPRO

непро́стоnot easy; not easily
adverb
непросто́йnot easy; not simple
adjective

Related words

Antonyms

про́стоjust; simply; it is simple

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difficult difficulty easily easy hard not with