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kodawaru
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[こだわ()·]
kodawaru
Irregular Kanji
[こだ()··]
kodawaru
Irregular Kanji

English Meaning(s) for こだわる

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fuss over; to be particular about
  2. to be obsessive about; to be fixated on
  3. to obstruct; to hinder

Stroke Order Diagrams for こだわる

Conjugations for こだわる

masu stem
kodawari
Negative stem
kodawara
te-form
kodawatte
Negative te-form
kodawaranakute
Adverbial Negative Form
kodawaranaku
Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawaru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawaranai
Past Indicative Form
kodawatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawaranakatta
Presumptive Form
kodawarou
Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawarimasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarimasen
Past Indicative Form
kodawarimashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawarimasendeshita
Presumptive Form
kodawarimashou
Tai Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawaritai
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawaritakunai
Past Indicative Form
kodawaritakatta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawaritakunakatta
Adjective stem
kodawarita
te-form
kodawaritakute
Negative te-form
kodawaritakunakute
Adverbial Form
kodawaritaku
Provisional Form
kodawaritakereba
Provisional Negative Form
kodawaritakunakereba
Conditional Form
kodawaritakattara
Conditional Negative Form
kodawaritakunakattara
Objective Form
kodawaritasa
Imperative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kodaware
Imperative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawarinasai
Provisional Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawareba
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawaranakereba
Present Indicative Negative Colloquial Form
kodawaranakya
Conditional Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawattara
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawaranakattara
Alternative Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawattari
Potential Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarenai
Past Indicative Form
kodawareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawarenakatta
masu-stem
kodaware
te-form
kodawarete
Negative te-form
kodawarenakute
Potential Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawaremasen
Past Indicative Form
kodawaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawaremasendeshita
Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawarareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawararenai
Past Indicative Form
kodawarareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawararenakatta
masu stem
kodawarare
te-form
kodawararete
Negative te-form
kodawararenakute
Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawararemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawararemasen
Past Indicative Form
kodawararemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawararemasendeshita
Causative Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawaraseru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasenai
Past Indicative Form
kodawaraseta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasenakatta
masu stem
kodawarase
te-form
kodawarasete
Negative te-form
kodawarasenakute
Causative Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawarasemasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasemasen
Past Indicative Form
kodawarasemashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasemasendeshita
Causative Passive Plain Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawarasareru
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasarenai
Past Indicative Form
kodawarasareta
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasarenakatta
masu stem
kodawarasare
te-form
kodawarasarete
Negative te-form
kodawarasarenakute
Causative Passive Polite Form
Present Indicative Form
kodawarasaremasu
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasaremasen
Past Indicative Form
kodawarasaremashita
Past Indicative Negative Form
kodawarasaremasendeshita
Colloquial Form
Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form
kodawaran
Formal Form
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarazu
Classical Form (nu)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawaranu
Classical Form (zaru)
Present Indicative Negative Form
kodawarazaru

Sample Sentences for こだわる

Why do Muslims place such importance on burial?
I try not to dwell on the past.
It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
Despite the hardships, they persisted in giving each of their children a college education.
They stick to old customs in everything.

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