凝らす

こらす
korasu

to concentrate, to strain (eyes, ears)

What does 凝らす mean?

凝らす is a Japanese verb meaning to concentrate, to strain (eyes, ears) in English. It is written as 凝らす in kanji, こらす in hiragana, and korasu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

最近はどんな物に凝っているの?

What are you into these days?

Conjugation of 凝らす

AffirmativeNegative
Plain凝らすこらす凝らさないこらさない
Plain past凝らしたこらした凝らさなかったこらさなかった
Polite凝らしますこらします凝らしませんこらしません
Polite past凝らしましたこらしました凝らしませんでしたこらしませんでした

Other forms

Te-form凝らしてこらして
Potential凝らせるこらせる
Passive凝らされるこらされる
Volitional凝らそうこらそう
Causative凝らさせるこらさせる
Conditional凝らせばこらせば

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Intransitive partner

凝らす (someone does it)·凝る (it happens by itself)

凝らす describes someone doing something to a thing. 凝る describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 凝らす

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