What does こだわる mean?
こだわる is a Japanese verb meaning “to be particular about, to fuss over” in English. It can also be translated as “to be particular (about), to get stuck” depending on context. It is written as こだわる in hiragana, and kodawaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.
Example sentence
殿方が細かいことにこだわるものではありません。
It doesn't become a gentleman to fuss over trifles.
Conjugation of こだわる
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | こだわる | こだわらない |
| Plain past | こだわった | こだわらなかった |
| Polite | こだわります | こだわりません |
| Polite past | こだわりました | こだわりませんでした |
Other forms
Te-formこだわって
Potentialこだわれる
Passiveこだわられる
Volitionalこだわろう
Causativeこだわらせる
Conditionalこだわれば
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