(こじ)れる

こじれる
verb (ichidan, intransitive)
to become complicated; to get tangled
自動詞 intransitivechange
See also: (こじ)らせる (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present(こじ)れる(こじ)れない
Present polite(こじ)れます(こじ)れません
Past(こじ)れた(こじ)れなかった
Past polite(こじ)れました(こじ)れませんでした
て form(こじ)れて(こじ)れなくて
ている present(こじ)れている(こじ)れていない
ている polite(こじ)れています(こじ)れていません
ている past(こじ)れていた(こじ)れていなかった
ている past polite(こじ)れていました(こじ)れていませんでした
Conditional ば(こじ)れれば(こじ)れなければ
Conditional たら(こじ)れたら(こじ)れなかったら
Volitional(こじ)れよう
Volitional polite(こじ)れましょう
Potential(こじ)れられる(こじ)れられない
Passive(こじ)れられる(こじ)れられない
Causative(こじ)れさせる(こじ)れさせない
Imperative(こじ)れろ(こじ)れるな
1. to become complicated; to get tangled; to take a turn for the worse
For a situation, relationship, or illness to become more complicated or difficult to resolve than before.
The matter got complicated and became difficult to resolve.
風邪(かぜ)(こじ)れて肺炎(はいえん)になった。
My cold got worse and turned into pneumonia.
When human relationships get tangled, it's hard to repair them.
Let's deal with it quickly before the problem gets complicated.
風邪(かぜ)(こじ)らせて、一週間(いっしゅうかん)寝込(ねこ)んでしまった。
I let my cold get worse and ended up bedridden for a whole week.

Transitivity

Intransitive verb (自動詞(じどうし)). The transitive form is (こじ)らせる (to complicate something).

Usage

(こじ)れる is used for situations that were manageable but have deteriorated into something more problematic. Common contexts include:

Writing

The kanji (こじ) is relatively uncommon; this word is often written in hiragana as こじれる.

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Neutral. Used in everyday conversation.