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拘る

to get hung up on something

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Conjugation of 拘る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: nitpick, nitpick about something, take special care over something, take
私/俺
Present informal tense
拘る
kodawaru
I get hung up on something
Present informal negative tense
拘らない
kodawaranai
I don't get hung up on something
Present formal tense
拘ります
kodawarimasu
I get hung up on something
Present formal negative tense
拘りません
kodawarimasen
I do not get hung up on something
私/俺
Past informal tense
拘った
kodawatta
I got hung up on something
Past informal negative tense
拘らなかった
kodawaranakatta
I didn't get hung up on something
Past formal tense
拘りました
kodawarimashita
I get hung up on something
Past formal negative tense
拘りませんでした
kodawarimasen deshita
I did not get hung up on something
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
拘れ
kodaware
get hung up on something
Imperative negative mood
拘るな
kodawaru na
don't get hung up on something
Imperative formal mood
拘ってください
kodawatte kudasai
please get hung up on something
Imperative formal negative mood
拘らないでください
kodawaranai dekudasai
please do not get hung up on something
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
拘って
kodawatte
get hung up on something
Passive stem
拘られる
kodawarareru
got hung up on something
Hypothetical tense
拘れ
kodaware
if I got hung up on something
Hypothetical conditional stem
拘れば
kodawareba
got hung up on something
私/俺
Volitional stem
拘ろう
kodawarō
will get hung up on something
Potential stem
拘れる
kodawareru
got hung up on something
Continuative stem
拘り
kodawari
getting hung up on something
Causative stem
拘らせる
kodawaraseru
allow to get hung up on something
私/俺
Imperfective stem
拘ら
kodawara
get hung up on something

Examples of 拘る

バレーか、ストリート・ダンスかに こだわらない

Just be our best.

なぜ写真に こだわる？

Leaving the pictures up just tells me that he still cares for them.

ナイジェラが　君の助けに値するだけの 善人じゃなきゃいけないと なぜそれほど　こだわる？

Why are you so invested in the idea that Nigella has to be a good person to deserve your help?