転ずる|てんずるtenzuru[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb (-zuru), intransitive verb, transitive verbto turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 転ずる（てんずる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 転ずます（てんずます） |
| Negative (nai) | 転ずない（てんずない） |
| polite (masen) | 転ずません（てんずません） |
| classical zu / nu | 転ずず・転ずぬ（てんずず・てんずぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 転ずた（てんずた） |
| polite (mashita) | 転ずました（てんずました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 転ずなかった（てんずなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 転ずませんでした（てんずませんでした） |
| Te form | 転ずて（てんずて） |
| Potential | 転ずられる（てんずられる） |
| Passive | 転ずられる（てんずられる） |
| Causative | 転ずさせる（てんずさせる） |
| Causative passive | 転ずさせられる（てんずさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 転ずれば（てんずれば） |
| tara | 転ずたら（てんずたら） |
| Volitional | 転ずよう（てんずよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 転ずましょう（てんずましょう） |
| Imperative | 転ずろ（てんずろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym転じるてんじるWrittenThe ichidan form of the same verb, with the same meaning; in modern written prose 「転じる」 is the more common of the two.
- Synonym化するかするWrittenThe suru-verb counterpart of 「化す」, with the same meaning; written style.
- Synonym変じるへんじるWrittenWritten-style verb for changing or transforming; used less often than the others.
- Synonym変えるかえるNeutralTransitive and the most versatile everyday choice for changing something; 「転ずる」 leans written/formal.
- Synonym変わるかわるNeutralIntransitive; the most common everyday word for something changing.
- Related切り替えるきりかえるNeutralMeans to switch or change over, as in 「頭を切り替える」; the focus is on switching from one state to another.
- Related化すかすWrittenWritten word for turning into, as in 「廃墟と化す」; the emphasis is on the result of becoming.
- RelatedうつるNeutralCovers shifting, moving or spreading, including catching an illness; the emphasis is on position or state moving from one to another.
- Related切り替わるきりかわるNeutralIntransitive: a state or screen switches to another, as in 「画面が切り替わる」, with or without someone operating it; 「転ずる」 can also be transitive.
- Related変ずるへんずるWrittenWritten-style verb for changing or turning into something, with the emphasis on a change of nature or quality.
- AntonymとどまるNeutralRead とどまる: to stay where one is or remain within a limit; staying put contrasts with 「転ずる」 shifting, but it is a looser opposite than 「固定する」.
- Antonym固定するNeutralThe true opposite: to fix something in place so it does not change, as against 「転ずる」 turning or shifting.
Use 「転ずる」 for turning or shifting direction or state, or redirecting attention, as in 「攻勢に転ずる」「話題を転ずる」. 「転じる」 means the same and is interchangeable. For everyday change, say 「変える」 or 「変わる」; for switching between states, 「切り替える」. The opposite of turning is 「固定する」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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