What's the Grammar Form at Work Here and How to Use it? 「あまり難しく考えるなよ」


Looking at the Japanese lines of a game, and I came across this line...:

> あまり難しく考えるなよ。

...which I believe translates to "Don't think about it too much" or the like.
However, I don't understand what's going on here exactly, grouping the く-form
of an い-adjective and a verb like that. The only other place I've seen
something like this so far is with the く-form of an い-adjective + なる, but I'm
still curious how it's being used above.

So, in short, how does this work and can it be used accordingly with other
adjectives and verbs?




Yes, 難しく and 考える are grouped here. The ku-form is a form used to modify a
verb, in other words, it works like an adverb. See [this
article](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese-grammar/i-adjective-ku-form/), too.

  * 速く走る to run fast
  * よく考える to think hard
  * 弱く叩く to hit/tap lightly
  * 格好良く踊る to dance in a cool manner

Likewise, 難しく考える means "to think in a difficult/complicated way".

