- 1. [adj-na, n] perversity; cantankerous; eccentric
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | つむじまがりな | (tsumujimagarina) |
| Non-past, plain | つむじまがりだ | (tsumujimagarida) |
| Non-past, polite | つむじまがりです | (tsumujimagaridesu) |
| Past, plain | つむじまがりだった | (tsumujimagaridatta) |
| Past, polite | つむじまがりでした | (tsumujimagarideshita) |
| Negative, plain | つむじまがりじゃない | (tsumujimagarijanai) |
| Negative, polite | つむじまがりじゃないです | (tsumujimagarijanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | つむじまがりじゃなかった | (tsumujimagarijanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | つむじまがりじゃなかったです | (tsumujimagarijanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | つむじまがりで | (tsumujimagaride) |
| Conditional (―nara) | つむじまがりなら | (tsumujimagarinara) |
Kanji in this word
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旋
rotation, go aroundOn: セン (sen)Kun: め.ぐる (me.guru)、 いばり (ibari)
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毛
fur, hair, feather, downOn: モウ (mou)Kun: け (ke)
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曲
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, leanOn: キョク (kyoku)Kun: ま.がる (ma.garu)、 ま.げる (ma.geru)、 くま (kuma)
Example Sentences
なんてつむじ曲がりなやつだ。
What a crank he is!