What does 曲げる mean?
曲げる is a Japanese verb meaning “to bend” in English. It can also be translated as “to bend (the truth)” or “to give up (a principle)” depending on context. It is written as 曲げる in kanji, まげる in hiragana, and mageru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
膝を曲げてください。
Please bend your knees.
彼は自分の考えを曲げなかった。
He wouldn't back down from his opinion.
Conjugation of 曲げる
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 曲げるまげる | 曲げないまげない |
| Plain past | 曲げたまげた | 曲げなかったまげなかった |
| Polite | 曲げますまげます | 曲げませんまげません |
| Polite past | 曲げましたまげました | 曲げませんでしたまげませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form曲げてまげて
Potential曲げられるまげられる
Passive曲げられるまげられる
Volitional曲げようまげよう
Causative曲げさせるまげさせる
Conditional曲げればまげれば
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Intransitive partner
曲げる (someone does it)·曲がる (it happens by itself)
曲げる describes someone doing something to a thing. 曲がる describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.