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こッ

こっ · ko

JLPT N1 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of こる — to congeal, to gelatinize, to jellify, to jell, to gell, to freeze.

  • to become stiff (of muscles)
  • to get absorbed in, to develop a passion for, to devote oneself to, to become obsessed with, to get hooked on
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How it’s built

こる こッ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

This spelling is the version with a small っ (sound change before て/た): 待っ → 待って.

こる is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite こります
Polite negative こりません
Polite past こりました
Polite past negative こりませんでした
Let us ~ こりましょう
Masu-stem こり
Want to ~ こりたい
While ~ing こりながら
Te-form こって
Plain past こった
Tara-conditional こったら
Progressive こっている
Plain negative こらない
Plain past negative こらなかった
Negative te-form こらなくて
Potential これる
Ba-conditional これば
Imperative これ
Volitional ころう
Passive こられる
Causative こらせる
Causative-passive こらされる

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In real sentences

I tried to grab the remote and ended up knocking over a glass.

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The trick is to simmer slowly until the heat is evenly distributed in this pot.

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Other forms and spellings

こりゃころっころふこんこるコルゴル
masu-stem of こる