How do you say this phrase in Japanese?
I know that: 時どき仕事は大変です。, means that "Sometimes work is difficult"
But how would you say:"Sometimes work can be difficult"
Would it be: 時どき仕事は大変いられます。

Question

How do you say this phrase in Japanese?
I know that: 時どき仕事は大変です。, means that "Sometimes work is difficult" 
But how would you say:"Sometimes work can be difficult"
Would it be: 時どき仕事は大変いられます。

Answer

In Japanese, I think "can be" is a bit different from that of English/Spanish. In this case, the basic translations of "can be" are:
なり得る、なる可能性がある、なりかねない、etc…
However, depending on the context, we have to change a bit, not only the "can be" but also the other part of the sentence.

I would translate this sentence:
時々、仕事は大変になるかもしれません / 大変になるでしょう。(near to "might be/there is possibility") 
時々、仕事は困難なものになりかねません。(near to "can be a difficulty") 
時々、仕事は面倒なことになりかねません。(near to "can trouble you / bother you")

Espero que sea útil pero si tiene duda, házmela saber.

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