Japanese

ひねる

ひねる
Meaning: to twist; to turn; to rack one's brains
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present ひねる ひねらない
Polite ひねります ひねりません
Past ひねった ひねらなかった
Polite + Past ひねりました ひねりませんでした
Te-form ひねって ひねらなくて
Potential ひねれる ひねれない
Passive ひねられる ひねられない
Causative ひねらせる ひねらせない
Causative + Passive ひねらされる ひねらされない
Imperative ひねれ ひねるな

Handwriting

ひ
ね
る

Example sentences

I turned the tap and let the water out.
蛇口をひねって水を出す
Turn on the faucet to get water.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for turning knobs or handles, or metaphorically for thinking hard about something.

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