Nihongo

歪みます(ゆがみます、yugamimasu)
- to warp

Romaji:

Japanese:

Kana:

YUGA

歪

ゆが

MI

み

み

MA

ま

ま

SU

す

す

歪みます (ゆがみます, romaji: yugamimasu) means "to warp" in Japanese. It is a N1 Mid-level Verb (group 1) word.

Meaning:to warp
Level:N1 Mid
Lexical Category:Verb (group 1) (五段動詞)
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Verb Conjugation

Basic Conjugation

Romaji:yugamimasu

Hiragana:ゆがみます

Polite-form
(ます形)
ゆがみます歪みます。warp.
Dict-form
(辞書形)
歪むwarp
Connect-form
(て形)
歪んで + <Verb>
Not-form
(ない形)
歪まないnot warp

Advanced Conjugation

Past-form
(た形)
歪んだwarped
Terminal-form
(終止形)
歪む。warp.
If-form
(仮定形)
歪めばif warp
Let's-form
(意志形)
歪もう !let's warp
Command-form
(命令形)
歪め !warp !
AI Explanation
Meaning

The Japanese verb 歪みます 歪みます means "to distort," "to warp," "to be bent," or "to become crooked." It describes a change in shape or form, often due to pressure, force, or an inherent flaw. It can refer to physical objects, concepts, or even expressions. It implies a deviation from a straight, flat, or normal state. The act of 歪みます can be a process, or a state of being.

Examples

⚫︎ この板は湿気で歪んでしまいました。 Translation: This board has warped due to the humidity. ⚫︎ 彼の顔は怒りで歪んだ。 Translation: His face was contorted with anger. ⚫︎ 考え方が歪んでいる。 Translation: The way of thinking is distorted.

Usage

⚫︎ Use 歪みます 歪みます when describing objects that have changed shape. ⚫︎ Use it when describing facial expressions or a state of mind that reflects a distorted view of things. ⚫︎ It's also applicable in more abstract contexts, like when a concept or idea becomes twisted or incorrect. ⚫︎ Pay attention to the context to understand if the distortion is physical, emotional, or conceptual.

Notation

⚫︎ The base form is 歪む 歪む (yugamu). ⚫︎ The polite form is 歪みます 歪みます (yugamimasu). ⚫︎ It is typically written in hiragana as ゆがみます. ⚫︎ The kanji form is 歪みます 歪みます. ⚫︎ The okurigana is always みます after the kanji 歪.

Synonyms

⚫︎ 曲がる (magaru) - to bend, to turn ⚫︎ ねじれる (nejireru) - to twist ⚫︎ 変形する (henkei suru) - to deform ⚫︎ ゆがめる (yugameru) - to distort (transitive verb) ⚫︎ ねじ曲がる (nejimagaru) - to twist and bend.

Antonyms

⚫︎ まっすぐになる (massugu ni naru) - to become straight ⚫︎ 整う (totonou) - to be arranged/organized/in order. ⚫︎ まっすぐにする (massugu ni suru) - to straighten (transitive verb).

Example Sentence 1

地震で家の壁が大きく歪んでしまった。 ・Translation: The wall of the house 歪んで greatly in the earthquake. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the physical distortion of a wall due to an earthquake.

Example Sentence 2

彼の説明は少し歪んでいるように聞こえた。 ・Translation: His explanation sounded a little distorted. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates that the explanation wasn't quite accurate or complete, implying a conceptual 歪み.

Etymology

⚫︎ The word 歪む 歪む is composed of the kanji 歪, which represents "distortion," "crookedness," or "deviation from the norm," and the verb suffix む, which indicates the verb form. The etymology points to the act or state of being bent, twisted, or out of shape. The etymology indicates the meaning of the word from its root meaning.

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