- 1. [v5r, vt] to twist; to wrench; to turn (a tap, switch, etc.) (uk)
- 2. [v5r, vt] to twist (a body part); to bend; to sprain (uk)
- 3. [v5r, vt] to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck) (uk)
- 4. [v5r, vt] to defeat easily; to beat (uk)
- 5. [v5r, vt] to make (a problem, design, etc.) intricate; to make peculiar; to make complicated (uk)
- 6. [v5r, vt] to manage to compose (a haiku, song, etc.) (uk)
- 7. [v5r, vt] to wrap (a monetary gift) in paper (uk, dated)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)
| Dictionary form | ひねる | (hineru) |
| Polite | ひねります | (hinerimasu) |
| Past, plain | ひねった | (hinetta) |
| Past, polite | ひねりました | (hinerimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ひねらない | (hineranai) |
| Negative, polite | ひねりません | (hinerimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ひねらなかった | (hineranakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ひねりませんでした | (hinerimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ひねって | (hinette) |
| Potential | ひねれる | (hinereru) |
| Volitional | ひねろう | (hinerou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ひねれば | (hinereba) |
| Passive | ひねられる | (hinerareru) |
| Causative | ひねらせる | (hineraseru) |
| Imperative | ひねれ | (hinere) |
Kanji in this word
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twirl, twist, play withOn: ネン (nen)、 ジョウ (jou)Kun: ね.じる (ne.jiru)、 ねじ.る (neji.ru)、 ひね.くる (hine.kuru)、 ひね.る (hine.ru)
Example Sentences
私は石につまずいて、足首をひねってしまった。
I tripped on a stone, twisting my ankle.