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工夫を凝らす
kufuuwokorasu
to exercise one's ingenuity, to come up with an ingenious plan
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  1. kufuuwokorasu to exercise one's ingenuity, to come up with an ingenious plan
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Kanji Breakdown
工
Craft, Construction, Katakana E Radical (no. 48)
On: こう,く,ぐ
3 strokes N4
夫
Husband, Man
On: ふ,ふう,ぶ Kun: おっと,それ
4 strokes N3
凝
Congeal, Freeze, Stiff, Be Absorbed In
On: ぎょう Kun: こ.る,こ.らす,こご.らす,こご.らせる,こご.る
16 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
工夫を凝らす (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

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よく工夫を凝らすことがあります。
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