捻(ね)じれる

ねじれる
verb (ichidan)
to be twisted; to be distorted
自動詞 intransitivemovementabstract
See also: 捻(ねじ)る (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present捻(ね)じれる捻(ね)じれない
Present polite捻(ね)じれます捻(ね)じれません
Past捻(ね)じれた捻(ね)じれなかった
Past polite捻(ね)じれました捻(ね)じれませんでした
て form捻(ね)じれて捻(ね)じれなくて
ている present捻(ね)じれている捻(ね)じれていない
ている polite捻(ね)じれています捻(ね)じれていません
ている past捻(ね)じれていた捻(ね)じれていなかった
ている past polite捻(ね)じれていました捻(ね)じれていませんでした
Conditional ば捻(ね)じれれば捻(ね)じれなければ
Conditional たら捻(ね)じれたら捻(ね)じれなかったら
Volitional捻(ね)じれよう—
Volitional polite捻(ね)じれましょう—
Potential捻(ね)じれられる捻(ね)じれられない
Passive捻(ね)じれられる捻(ね)じれられない
Causative捻(ね)じれさせる捻(ね)じれさせない
Imperative捻(ね)じれろ捻(ね)じれるな
1. to be twisted; to be warped; to be contorted
For something to become twisted, bent, or spiraled out of its original shape.
The rope is twisted.
The tree branches got twisted by the strong wind.
The old pillar had twisted over the years into a unique shape.
2. to be complicated; to be strained; to become dysfunctional
Used figuratively for relationships, personalities, or political situations that have become complicated or dysfunctional.
The parliament is in a gridlock.
The relationship between the ruling and opposition parties is strained, so bills have trouble passing.

Usage

The intransitive form of 捻(ね)じる (to twist). In Japanese politics, 捻(ね)じれ国会(こっかい) (twisted Diet) is a well-known expression for a divided parliament where different parties control each chamber.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 歪(ゆが)む: to be distorted, to warp — emphasizes deformation from the original shape
  • 曲(ま)がる: to bend, to curve — a simpler bending without spiral twisting