くじく・挫くkujiku[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto sprain; to twist
- godan verb, transitive verbto dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten; to dispirit; to depress; to unnerve; to crush
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | くじく |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | くじきます |
| Negative (nai) | くじかない |
| polite (masen) | くじきません |
| classical zu / nu | くじかず・くじかぬ |
| Past (ta) | くじいた |
| polite (mashita) | くじきました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | くじかなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | くじきませんでした |
| Te form | くじいて |
| Potential | くじける |
| Passive | くじかれる |
| Causative | くじかせる |
| Causative passive | くじかせられる・くじかされる |
| Conditional (ba) | くじけば |
| tara | くじいたら |
| Volitional | くじこう |
| polite (mashou) | くじきましょう |
| Imperative | くじけ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
足首を挫く
挫ける (intransitive) presents the sprain as something that happens to the ankle (足首が挫ける), while 挫く (transitive) focuses on the act of spraining it (足首を挫く), implying an agent even if unstated.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
Japanese definitions
English equivalents
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