Japanese

がりくねる

まがりくねる
Meaning: to wind; to meander; to curve
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 曲がりくねる 曲がりくねない
Polite 曲がりくねます 曲がりくねません
Past 曲がりくねた 曲がりくねなかった
Polite + Past 曲がりくねました 曲がりくねませんでした
Te-form 曲がりくねて 曲がりくねなくて
Potential 曲がりくねられる 曲がりくねられない
Passive 曲がりくねられる 曲がりくねられない
Causative 曲がりくねさせる 曲がりくねさせない
Imperative 曲がりくねろ 曲がりくねるな

Handwriting

曲
が
り
く
ね
る

Example

The mountain road is winding.

Usage Notes

Used to describe paths, roads, or rivers that are not straight.

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