凝る
こる · kogoru
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
- to be elaborate, to be intricate, to be exquisite, to be particular about, to pay great attention to
- to stiffen, to harden
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 凝りますこります |
| Polite negative (ません) | 凝りませんこりません |
| Polite past (ました) | 凝りましたこりました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 凝りませんでしたこりませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 凝りましょうこりましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 凝りこり |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 凝りたいこりたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 凝りながらこりながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 凝ってこって |
| Plain past (た形) | 凝ったこった |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 凝ったらこったら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 凝っているこっている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 凝らないこらない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 凝らなかったこらなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 凝らなくてこらなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 凝れるこれる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 凝ればこれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 凝れこれ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 凝ろうころう |
| Passive (受身形) | 凝られるこられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 凝らせるこらせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 凝らされるこらされる |
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What does 凝る mean?
To congeal, to gelatinize, to jellify, to jell, to gell, to freeze. It can also mean: 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; to be elaborate, to be intricate, to be exquisite, to be particular about, to pay great attention to.
How do you pronounce 凝る?
こる (kogoru). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 凝る?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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