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Japanese

げる

ねじまげる
Meaning: to twist; to distort; to misrepresent
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 捻じ曲げる 捻じ曲げない
Polite 捻じ曲げます 捻じ曲げません
Past 捻じ曲げた 捻じ曲げなかった
Polite + Past 捻じ曲げました 捻じ曲げませんでした
Te-form 捻じ曲げて 捻じ曲げなくて
Potential 捻じ曲げられる 捻じ曲げられない
Passive 捻じ曲げられる 捻じ曲げられない
Causative 捻じ曲げさせる 捻じ曲げさせない
Imperative 捻じ曲げろ 捻じ曲げるな

Example

都合の悪い事実を捻じ曲げて伝えるとかえって信頼を失う。
When you distort inconvenient facts while reporting them, you end up losing people's trust.

Usage Notes

It can describe physically twisting something or figuratively distorting facts, evidence, or a story to suit one's interests.

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