Japanese

こおりつく
Meaning: to freeze up; to freeze solid; to be frozen with fear
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 凍り付く 凍り付かない
Polite 凍り付きます 凍り付きません
Past 凍り付いた 凍り付かなかった
Polite + Past 凍り付きました 凍り付きませんでした
Te-form 凍り付いて 凍り付かなくて
Potential 凍り付ける 凍り付けない
Passive 凍り付かれる 凍り付かれない
Causative 凍り付かせる 凍り付かせない
Causative + Passive 凍り付かされる 凍り付かされない
Imperative 凍り付け 凍り付くな

Handwriting

凍
り
付
く

Example

The water in the bucket froze solid due to the cold.

Usage Notes

Used both for physical freezing and for becoming rigid due to extreme fear or tension.

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