凝り固まる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 凝り固まる | 凝り固まらない |
| Polite | 凝り固まります | 凝り固まりません |
| Past polite | 凝り固まりました | 凝り固まりませんでした |
| Past | 凝り固まった | 凝り固まらなかった |
| Te-form | 凝り固まって | 凝り固まらないで |
| Desire | 凝り固まりたい | 凝り固まりたくない |
| Potential | 凝り固まれる | 凝り固まれない |
| Passive | 凝り固まられる | 凝り固まられない |
| Causative | 凝り固まらせる | 凝り固まらせない |
| Causative passive | 凝り固まらせられるalso 凝り固まらされる | 凝り固まらせられないalso 凝り固まらされない |
| Volitional | 凝り固まろう | |
| Polite volitional | 凝り固まりましょう | |
| Imperative | 凝り固まれ | 凝り固まるな |
| Conditional | 凝り固まれば | 凝り固まらなければ |
| Tara conditional | 凝り固まったら | 凝り固まらなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Describes liquids or soft substances becoming solid or stiff, often through cooling or chemical change. Sense 3 (stiffen) is a natural extension of the same physical process.
The blood had coagulated at the wound.
The fat in the cold soup had hardened.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be obsessed; be fanatical; be fixated
Figurative use: describes a person's mind or attitude becoming rigidly fixed on an idea, belief, or activity. Often used with に or で to indicate the object of obsession.
He is so fixated on his own ideas that he won't listen to others.
He's so obsessed with his hobby that he can't focus on work.