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歪む[ゆがむ] (igamuyugamu)

to warp, to be distorted, to be bent, to be crooked

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
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Meaning

歪む (いがむ / ゆがむ, igamuyugamu) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to warp, to be distorted, to be bent, to be crooked”.

Example sentences 11

彼かれは心こころがゆがんでいる

His mind is twisted.

彼かれの顔かおは苦痛くつうでいがんだ。

His face was twisted with pain.

苦痛くつうで彼かれの顔かおが歪ゆがんでいる。

His face is distorted by pain.

おまえは舞台ぶたいのそでで歪ゆがんだ鐘かねを鳴ならしている。

You are ringing a warped bell in the wings of the stage.

Conjugation table

歪む (いがむ / ゆがむ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary歪む いがむigamu
Negative歪まない いがまないigamanai
Past歪んだ いがんだiganda
Past negative歪まなかった いがまなかったigamanakatta
Polite (ます)歪みます いがみますigamimasu
Polite negative歪みません いがみませんigamimasen
Polite past歪みました いがみましたigamimashita
Polite past negative歪みませんでした いがみませんでしたigamimasendeshita
Te-form歪んで いがんでigande
Conditional (ば)歪めば いがめばigameba
Conditional (たら)歪んだら いがんだらigandara
Potential歪める いがめるigameru
Passive歪まれる いがまれるigamareru
Causative歪ませる いがませるigamaseru
Causative-passive歪ませられる いがませられるigamaserareru
Volitional歪もう いがもうigamou
Volitional polite歪みましょう いがみましょうigamimashou
Imperative歪め いがめigame
Desire (たい)歪みたい いがみたいigamitai

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