歪む
ゆがむ
verb (godan)
to warp; to be distorted; to become crooked
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 歪む | 歪まない |
| Present polite | 歪みます | 歪みません |
| Past | 歪んだ | 歪まなかった |
| Past polite | 歪みました | 歪みませんでした |
| て form | 歪んで | 歪まなくて |
| ている present | 歪んでいる | 歪んでいない |
| ている polite | 歪んでいます | 歪んでいません |
| ている past | 歪んでいた | 歪んでいなかった |
| ている past polite | 歪んでいました | 歪んでいませんでした |
| Conditional ば | 歪めば | 歪まなければ |
| Conditional たら | 歪んだら | 歪まなかったら |
| Volitional | 歪もう | — |
| Volitional polite | 歪みましょう | — |
| Potential | 歪める | 歪めない |
| Passive | 歪まれる | 歪まれない |
| Causative | 歪ませる | 歪ませない |
| Imperative | 歪め | 歪むな |
1.
to warp; to bend out of shape
For something to become bent, twisted, or misshapen.
歪む is an intransitive verb (自動詞) describing something becoming warped, twisted, or distorted.
TRANSITIVE PAIR: 歪める (to distort, warp something; no separate entry yet)
ASPECT (ている):
歪んでいる indicates something is currently in a warped/distorted state.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- [thing]が歪む — [thing] becomes warped
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 形が歪む (shape becomes distorted)
- 顔が歪む (face contorts - from pain/emotion)
- 事実が歪む (facts become distorted)
- 性格が歪む (personality becomes warped)
FIGURATIVE USE:
歪む is often used figuratively for distorted perceptions, reports, or personalities that have developed in unhealthy ways.
ALTERNATE READING:
Also read as ひずむ with similar meaning, especially in technical contexts (audio distortion).