JLPT N5 · Verb

曲る (magaru)

曲る (まがる, magaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to bend; to curve”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まがる
Romaji
magaru
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level
JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to bend; to curve; to warp; to wind; to twist · godan verb, intransitive
  2. to turn · godan verb, intransitive
  3. to be awry; to be askew; to be crooked · godan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

風に吹かれて木が曲がった。
The tree bent in the wind.
黒塗りのリムジンがキーというタイヤの音と共に角を曲がった。
A black limo rounded the corner with a squeal of tires.
ネクタイが曲がってるよ。
Your tie is crooked.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 曲る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary曲るまがる magaru
Polite (~masu)曲りますまがります magarimasu
Negative曲らないまがらない magaranai
Polite negative曲りませんまがりません magarimasen
Past曲ったまがった magatta
Polite past曲りましたまがりました magarimashita
Negative past曲らなかったまがらなかった magaranakatta
Te-form曲ってまがって magatte
Potential曲れるまがれる magareru
Passive曲られるまがられる magarareru
Causative曲らせるまがらせる magaraseru
Volitional曲ろうまがろう magarou
Imperative曲れまがれ magare
Conditional (~ba)曲ればまがれば magareba

Kanji in 曲る

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 曲る.

Source: JMdict entry 1239730 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.