Vocab Info

N3 る-verb, Transitive verb

()げるto bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl, to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant, to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert, to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks), to pawn

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to bend, to crook, to bow, to curve, to curl

      Only applies to 曲げる
    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to lean, to tilt, to incline, to slant

      Only applies to 曲げる
    3. る-verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to bend (the truth), to distort, to twist, to pervert

    4. る-verb, Transitive verb

      4.

      to yield (a point), to depart (from a principle), to ignore (what one really thinks)

    5. る-verb, Transitive verb

      5.

      to pawn

    All Forms

    曲げる 【まげる】枉げる 【まげる】

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    Examples

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      祖母(そぼ)(こし)()(ある)いています。

      My grandmother walks with her hips bent.

      • N3

      (おのれ)()(ひと)(したが)うのは()(あん)では()いと(おも)うよ…。

      I don't think it's a good idea to distort yourself to follow others...

      • N3

      どんな(とき)でも、(ほう)()解釈(かいしゃく)するべきではありません。

      At no time should the law be interpreted in a twisted manner.

      • N3

      上手(うま)くいかずに(へそ)()げるなら上手(うま)くいくように練習(れんしゅう)したら()いのに…。

      If things aren't going well, instead of getting upset about it, why not practice so that they do go well?

      • N3

      (あか)ちゃんが(ゆび)必死(ひっし)()たり()ばしたりする様子(ようす)はとても可愛(かわい)らしいです。

      It is so cute to watch a baby frantically bending and stretching its fingers.

      • N2
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