こだわる (kodawaru)

to fuss over, to be particular about, to be concerned about

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 3
  • #3249 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

こだわる (kodawaru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to fuss over, to be particular about, to be concerned about”.

Example sentences 1

かれこまかいことにはこだわりません

He doesn't worry about details.

Conjugation table

こだわる is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionaryこだわるkodawaru
Negativeこだわらないkodawaranai
Pastこだわったkodawatta
Past negativeこだわらなかったkodawaranakatta
Polite (ます)こだわりますkodawarimasu
Polite negativeこだわりませんkodawarimasen
Polite pastこだわりましたkodawarimashita
Polite past negativeこだわりませんでしたkodawarimasendeshita
Te-formこだわってkodawatte
Conditional (ば)こだわればkodawareba
Conditional (たら)こだわったらkodawattara
Potentialこだわれるkodawareru
Passiveこだわられるkodawarareru
Causativeこだわらせるkodawaraseru
Causative-passiveこだわらせられるkodawaraserareru
Volitionalこだわろうkodawarou
Volitional politeこだわりましょうkodawarimashou
Imperativeこだわれkodaware
Desire (たい)こだわりたいkodawaritai