凝る
こる
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to devote oneself to
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
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 congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
- to stiffen; to harden
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 凝るこる | 凝りますこります |
| Negative | 凝らないこらない | 凝りませんこりません |
| Past | 凝ったこった | 凝りましたこりました |
| Past negative | 凝らなかったこらなかった | 凝りませんでしたこりませんでした |
| Te-form | 凝ってこって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 凝れるこれる |
| Passive | 凝られるこられる |
| Causative | 凝らせるこらせる |
| Volitional | 凝ろうころう |
| Imperative | 凝れこれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 凝ればこれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 凝ったらこったら |
Example sentences
肩が凝っている。
My shoulders are stiff.
背中が凝ってるの。
My back feels stiff.
肩が凝ってるんです。
My shoulders feel stiff.
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She is particular about her dress.
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He has got baseball on the brain.
More examples (8)
最近、ゴルフに凝っています。
I am into golf lately.
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I'm not much of a one for art.
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What are you into these days?
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When he begins to do anything, he devotes himself to it.
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He always listens to serious music.
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I've been on the computer all day, and my shoulders are really stiff.
彼はテニスに凝っているが、彼の兄はフットボールと野球にもっと凝っている。
He is absorbed in playing tennis, but his brother goes in more for football and baseball.
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He took to fishing after retirement.