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.
Common patterns
- [thing]が歪む — [thing] becomes warped
- 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)
Usage
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).