I Love Kanji凍える (kogoeru)
凍える (こごえる, kogoeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- こごえる
- Romaji
- kogoeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled · ichidan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
この部屋は凍えるよ、シンディー。この寒さはたえられないよ。
It's freezing in this room, Cindy. I can't put up with this cold.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 凍える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 凍える | こごえる kogoeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 凍えます | こごえます kogoemasu |
| Negative | 凍えない | こごえない kogoenai |
| Polite negative | 凍えません | こごえません kogoemasen |
| Past | 凍えた | こごえた kogoeta |
| Polite past | 凍えました | こごえました kogoemashita |
| Negative past | 凍えなかった | こごえなかった kogoenakatta |
| Te-form | 凍えて | こごえて kogoete |
| Potential | 凍えられる | こごえられる kogoerareru |
| Passive | 凍えられる | こごえられる kogoerareru |
| Causative | 凍えさせる | こごえさせる kogoesaseru |
| Volitional | 凍えよう | こごえよう kogoeyou |
| Imperative | 凍えろ | こごえろ kogoero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 凍えれば | こごえれば kogoereba |
Kanji in 凍える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 凍える.
Source: JMdict entry 1446180 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.