折り曲げる・折曲げる|おりまげるorimageru[0]heiban (flat)
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Which spelling to use
折り曲げるFor beginners, 折り曲げる（おりまげる） is the more common written form and the recommended choice; it combines kanji and kana.
折曲げる折曲げる（おりまげる） is a less common written variant of 折り曲げる（おりまげる） and is not the first choice for beginners.
Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 折り曲げる（おりまげる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 折り曲げます（おりまげます） |
| Negative (nai) | 折り曲げない（おりまげない） |
| polite (masen) | 折り曲げません（おりまげません） |
| classical zu / nu | 折り曲げず・折り曲げぬ（おりまげず・おりまげぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 折り曲げた（おりまげた） |
| polite (mashita) | 折り曲げました（おりまげました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 折り曲げなかった（おりまげなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 折り曲げませんでした（おりまげませんでした） |
| Te form | 折り曲げて（おりまげて） |
| Potential | 折り曲げられる（おりまげられる） |
| Passive | 折り曲げられる（おりまげられる） |
| Causative | 折り曲げさせる（おりまげさせる） |
| Causative passive | 折り曲げさせられる（おりまげさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 折り曲げれば（おりまげれば） |
| tara | 折り曲げたら（おりまげたら） |
| Volitional | 折り曲げよう（おりまげよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 折り曲げましょう（おりまげましょう） |
| Imperative | 折り曲げろ（おりまげろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym曲げるまげるNeutralThe most versatile verb for bending; it also covers distorting facts or abandoning one's position. 「折り曲げる」 specifically highlights folding at an angle.
- Synonymひん曲げるひんまげるCasualColloquial: to wrench or bend something with great force; also to distort. Stronger in tone than 「折り曲げる」.
- RelatedねじるNeutralTo twist or wring; the focus is on rotational force, not on folding, so it does not stress making an angle the way 「折り曲げる」 does.
- RelatedひねるNeutralThe same word as 「ねじる」 above: to twist or wring. The emphasis is on rotation, not on folding at an angle.
- Relatedねじ曲げるねじまげるNeutralTo bend by twisting; also to distort facts. It stresses the twisting, not folding at an angle.
- RelatedひねくるNeutralTo twirl or fiddle with something; it can also mean rewording or talking around a point. The nuance is playing with, not folding at an angle.
- Antonym伸ばすのばすNeutralAntonym: to straighten something bent or to lengthen it — the opposite of folding it.
- Antonym真直ぐにするNeutralAntonym: to make something straight, the opposite of bending it with 「折り曲げる」.
Use 「折り曲げる」 for folding something so that it bends at an angle, as in 「紙を折り曲げる」 or 「膝を折り曲げる」. For bending in general pick 「曲げる」; for twisting use 「ねじる」; the antonyms are 「伸ばす」 and 「真直ぐにする」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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