Japanese

じる

てんじる
Meaning: to turn; to shift; to switch
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 転じる 転じない
Polite 転じます 転じません
Past 転じた 転じなかった
Polite + Past 転じました 転じませんでした
Te-form 転じて 転じなくて
Potential 転じられる 転じられない
Passive 転じられる 転じられない
Causative 転じさせる 転じさせない
Imperative 転じろ 転じるな

Handwriting

転
じ
る

Example sentences

Turn the conversation to something else.
チームは攻めに転じた。
The team turned to the offensive.

Usage Notes

Used when changing direction, focus, or topic. It can be both intransitive (change state) and transitive (direct something else).

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