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攣つる

つる · tsuru

verb

To cramp, to be cramped, to get a cramp (in)

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つるが
Heiban

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Conjugation

Polite 攣りますつります
Polite negative 攣りませんつりません
Polite past 攣りましたつりました
Polite past negative 攣りませんでしたつりませんでした
Let us ~ 攣りましょうつりましょう
Masu-stem 攣りつり
Want to ~ 攣りたいつりたい
While ~ing 攣りながらつりながら
Te-form 攣ってつって
Plain past 攣ったつった
Tara-conditional 攣ったらつったら
Progressive 攣っているつっている
Plain negative 攣らないつらない
Plain past negative 攣らなかったつらなかった
Negative te-form 攣らなくてつらなくて
Potential 攣れるつれる
Ba-conditional 攣ればつれば
Imperative 攣れつれ
Volitional 攣ろうつろう
Passive 攣られるつられる
Causative 攣らせるつらせる
Causative-passive 攣らされるつらされる

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What does 攣る mean?

To cramp, to be cramped, to get a cramp (in).

How do you pronounce 攣る?

つる (tsuru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.

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