1.
to bend, to curve, to make crooked
To change something from straight to curved or angled.
膝を曲げてください。
Please bend your knee.
針金を曲げて形を作る。
Bend the wire to make a shape.
腰を曲げて荷物を拾った。
I bent down and picked up the luggage.
2.
to distort, to twist (facts, truth)
To alter or misrepresent information; to bend the rules.
事実を曲げて報道する。
Report by distorting the facts.
Figurative usage
彼は自分の意見を絶対に曲げない。
He absolutely refuses to change his opinion.
意見を曲げない is a common expression
都合のいいように真実を曲げてはいけない。
You must not twist the truth to suit your convenience.
曲げる is a transitive verb meaning to bend something or to distort.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Transitive (他動詞)
- Pair: 曲がる (intransitive - to bend, to turn)
- Pattern: Xを曲げる
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 腰を曲げる (bend one's back)
- 膝を曲げる (bend one's knee)
- 角を曲げる (turn a corner) *more commonly uses 曲がる
FIGURATIVE USAGE:
- 事実を曲げる (distort facts)
- 法律を曲げる (bend the law)
- 意見を曲げない (not change one's opinion)
Related Words
Pair verb:
曲がる (intransitive)