こだわる

拘る

to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to fuss (over); to worry too much (about); to be picky (about); to be hung up (on); to stick to

N4Common wordGodan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb
to be obsessive (about)to be overly concerned (with)to fuss (over)to worry too much (about)to be picky (about)to be hung up (on)to stick to
Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb
to be particular (about)to pay special attention (to)to be fastidious (about)to insist (on)to be uncompromising
Godan verb (ru ending), Intransitive verb
to get stuckto be obstructed

Conjugations

Present辞書形
拘る(こだわる)
Negativeない形
拘らない(こだわらない)
Pastた形
拘った(こだわった)
Past Negativeなかった形
拘らなかった(こだわらなかった)
Te-formて形
拘って(こだわって)

Example Sentences

細かいことにこだわるな。

Don't split hairs.

(かれ)は自分の習慣にこだわる。

He clings to his customs.

古い方法にこだわっても仕方がない。

It's no use trying to stick to the old ways.

日本人はあまり宗教にはこだわらない。

Japanese are not so particular about religion.

(かれら)らは何事においても古い習慣にこだわる。

They stick to old customs in everything.