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頑固

がんこ

stubborn

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Examples

  1. 祖父は頑固だ。

    そふはがんこだ。

    My grandfather is stubborn.

  2. 父は頑固な人で、自分の意見を変えない。

    ちちはがんこなひとで、じぶんのいけんをかえない。

    My father is a stubborn man and never changes his opinion.

  3. あの店の頑固な店主は有名だ。

    あのみせのがんこなてんしゅはゆうめいだ。

    The stubborn owner of that shop is famous.

  4. そんなに頑固にならないで、話を聞いてください。

    そんなにがんこにならないで、はなしをきいてください。

    Please don't be so stubborn and listen to me.

Common patterns

頑固な人
a stubborn person
頑固親父
a stubborn old father
頑固に断る
to refuse stubbornly

Memory tip

頑固 describes a person who will not budge, and it can be affectionate (the 頑固親父 stereotype) as well as critical. It is not used for being determined in a good way — for that use 意志が強い.

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