Japanese

れる

もつれる
Meaning: to get tangled; to get entangled; to get snarled; to get complicated; to speak incoherently; to falter
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 縺れる 縺れない
Polite 縺れます 縺れません
Past 縺れた 縺れなかった
Polite + Past 縺れました 縺れませんでした
Te-form 縺れて 縺れなくて
Potential 縺れられる 縺れられない
Passive 縺れられる 縺れられない
Causative 縺れさせる 縺れさせない
Imperative 縺れろ 縺れるな

Handwriting

縺
れ
る

Example

His tongue was tangled because of the alcohol.

Usage Notes

Describes things that become tangled or complicated, or when speech/movement becomes incoherent.

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