Japanese

ねる
Meaning: to knead; to refine; to train
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 練る 練らない
Polite 練ります 練りません
Past 練った 練らなかった
Polite + Past 練りました 練りませんでした
Te-form 練って 練らなくて
Potential 練れる 練れない
Passive 練られる 練られない
Causative 練らせる 練らせない
Causative + Passive 練らされる 練らされない
Imperative 練れ 練るな

Handwriting

練
る

Example sentences

He is refining a new plan.
試合に勝つために、新しい作戦を練ることにした。
We decided to devise a new strategy to win the match.
深刻な人手不足への対策を練る。
We are working out measures to deal with the serious labor shortage.
この問題を解決するために、新しい策を練る必要がある。
We need to think of a new plan to solve this problem.
小麦粉に水を加えてよく練る。
Add water to the wheat flour and knead it well.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physical kneading (like dough) or mental refining (like a plan or a sentence).

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