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曲がる
magaru
Description
「曲がる」は、道を右や左に進んだり、まっすぐな物がまるくなったりすることです。
"曲がる" means to turn right or left on a road, or for something straight to become curved.
次の角で曲がる、というふうによく使います。
It is often used like "turn at the next corner."
Meanings
曲がるmagaru
to turn (a corner or direction)
次の角を右に曲がってください。
Please turn right at the next corner.
曲がるmagaru
to bend; to become curved
この道は少し曲がっている。
This road is a bit curved.
曲がるmagaru
to be crooked; to lean; to become warped
絵が少し曲がっているよ。
The picture is a bit crooked.
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Notes
- Nuance
曲がる is intransitive (something bends/turns); 曲げる is transitive (someone bends something).
- Etymology
曲 means 'bend/curve'; the verb covers both changing direction and physical curving.
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