かたまる – Vocabulary details

かたまる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

1. to harden; to solidify

2. to become firm; to become certain

3. to gather (together); to assemble; to huddle together

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たまる

to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

猫ねこがかたまった。

The cat froze.

牛ぎゅう乳にゅうは凍こおってかたまった。

The milk froze and became solid.

あ、またコンピューターがかたまっちゃったよ。

Argh! My computer froze up again.

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