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曲げる
mageru
Description
「曲げる」は、まっすぐな物を折ったり、丸くしたりして形を変えることです。
"曲げる" means to change the shape of something straight by bending or folding it.
体や指を曲げるときや、心や考えを変えるときにも使います。
It is also used when bending the body or fingers, or when changing one's mind or thoughts.
Meanings
曲げるmageru
to bend; to curve something straight
針金を手で曲げる。
Bend the wire by hand.
曲げるmageru
to bend a body part
ひざを曲げてください。
Please bend your knees.
曲げるmageru
to distort or compromise a principle
自分の考えを曲げない。
Don't change your own opinion.
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Notes
- Nuance
曲げる is transitive (someone bends it); 曲がる is intransitive (it bends by itself).
- Etymology
from the root 曲 meaning 'bend/crooked', shared with 曲がる and 曲線.
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