転じる|てんじるtenjiru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 転じる（てんじる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 転じます（てんじます） |
| Negative (nai) | 転じない（てんじない） |
| polite (masen) | 転じません（てんじません） |
| classical zu / nu | 転じず・転じぬ（てんじず・てんじぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 転じた（てんじた） |
| polite (mashita) | 転じました（てんじました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 転じなかった（てんじなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 転じませんでした（てんじませんでした） |
| Te form | 転じて（てんじて） |
| Potential | 転じられる（てんじられる） |
| Passive | 転じられる（てんじられる） |
| Causative | 転じさせる（てんじさせる） |
| Causative passive | 転じさせられる（てんじさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 転じれば（てんじれば） |
| tara | 転じたら（てんじたら） |
| Volitional | 転じよう（てんじよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 転じましょう（てんじましょう） |
| Imperative | 転じろ（てんじろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym転ずるてんずるWrittenAlternative form of 「転じる」 with the same meaning, leaning written; it does turn up in conversation too.
- Synonym化するかするWrittenWritten word for turning into, becoming something; 「転じる」 stresses a shift of direction.
- Synonym変じるへんじるWrittenWritten word for transforming or turning into something; 「転じる」 stresses a change of direction.
- Synonym変わるかわるNeutralThe most general word for change; 「転じる」 is more literary and centers on shifts of direction or the situation.
- Related化すかすWrittenWritten word for turning into a certain state, as in 「廃墟と化す」; 「転じる」 centers on shifts of direction or the situation.
- RelatedうつるNeutralCovers shifting and transition, and also spreading or catching an illness; 「転じる」 centers on a turn in direction or the situation.
- Related変ずるへんずるWrittenWritten word for changing into another state; everyday speech says 「変わる」, while 「転じる」 stresses a change of direction.
- Antonym戻るもどるNeutralAntonym on the change-versus-return axis: it means going back to the original place or state.
- Antonym停滞するNeutralAntonym on the movement-versus-stagnation axis: it means standing still and making no progress.
Use 「転じる」 for a turn in direction, situation or topic, as in 「攻勢に転じる」. 「転ずる」 is the same word in a written-style form, also heard in speech. For turning into a state pick 「化す」 or 「化する」; for general change 「変わる」; for shifting or transferring 「移る」; literary 「変ずる」/「変じる」 mean changing state. Opposites: 「戻る」 (return) and 「停滞する」 (stagnate).
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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