捻る
ひねる · hineru
To twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.)
- to twist (a body part), to bend, to sprain
- to strangle (to death), to wring (an animal's neck)
- to defeat easily, to beat
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 捻ますひねます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 捻ませんひねません |
| Polite past (ました) | 捻ましたひねました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 捻ませんでしたひねませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 捻ましょうひねましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 捻ひね |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 捻たいひねたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 捻ながらひねながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 捻てひねて |
| Plain past (た形) | 捻たひねた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 捻たらひねたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 捻ているひねている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 捻ないひねない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 捻なかったひねなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 捻なくてひねなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 捻られるひねられる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 捻ればひねれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 捻ろひねろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 捻ようひねよう |
| Passive (受身形) | 捻られるひねられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 捻させるひねさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 捻させられるひねさせられる |
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What does 捻る mean?
To twist, to wrench, to turn (a tap, switch, etc.). It can also mean: to twist (a body part), to bend, to sprain; to strangle (to death), to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily, to beat.
How do you pronounce 捻る?
ひねる (hineru). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 捻る?
JLPT N2 — upper intermediate. See the JLPT N2 guide.
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