N2 — outside your level filter
Is said whole, with nothing composed onto it and takes no だ/です, so there are no forms to conjugate.
耳が痛い
mimigaitaito sting to hear because it's trueN2expression
Example sentences2
その指摘は耳が痛い話でした。
sono shiteki wa mimi ga itai hanashi deshita.
That criticism was hard to hear because it was true. neutral
それ言われると耳が痛いんだよなあ。
sore iwareru to mimi ga itai n da naa.
Hearing that really stings because it's true. casual