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JAPANESE VERB

ひねる

to twist

  • #484 most used
  • Godan verb (u-verb)

Conjugation

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Present and future

now, habits, and what is to come

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI twist
NegativeI don’t twist

Past

finished actions

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI twisted
NegativeI didn’t twist

Te-form

て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests

Form Polite Plain
て-formtwisting, and…
Doing now (て います)I am twisting
Please (て ください)please twist

Potential

可能形 · “can”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI can twist
NegativeI can’t twist

Want to

たい形 · “want to”

Form Polite Plain
AffirmativeI want to twist
NegativeI don’t want to twist

Volitional

意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”

Form Polite Plain
Let’slet’s twist

Conditional

条件形 · “if” and “when”

  1. If (ば) if I twist
  2. If, when (たら) if I twist

Commands and requests

命令形 · from gentle to blunt

  1. Do it (なさい) twist (do it)
  2. Plain command twist!
  3. Please don’t please don’t twist

Passive and causative

受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”

Form Polite Plain
PassiveI am twisted
CausativeI make someone twist

How to use ひねる

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present and future

    この じゃぐち は みぎ に ひねります。

    You turn this tap to the right.

  2. Past

    かいだん で あし を ひねった。

    I twisted my ankle on the stairs.

  3. Te-form

    つまみ を ひねって、 ひ を つけて ください。

    Turn the knob to light it.

  4. Potential

    ふた が かたくて、 ひねれません。

    The lid is stiff and I can't twist it.

  5. Want to

    この ペットボトル の ふた、 だれ か ひねりたい？

    Does anyone want to twist open this bottle cap?

  6. Volitional

    みず が でない。 もっと ひねろう。

    No water's coming. Let's turn it more.

  7. Conditional

    ひだり に ひねれば、 おゆ が でます。

    If you turn it left, hot water comes out.

  8. Commands and requests

    あし を ひねらない よう に、 き を つけなさい。

    Be careful not to twist your ankle.

  9. Passive and causative

    だれ か に エアコン の つまみ を ひねられました。

    Someone turned the air conditioning knob.

Good to know

  • ひねる turns a tap or a knob, and あし を ひねる is to twist your ankle.

Where you hear ひねる

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Japanese · Beginner Level 2

  • ドア の ノブ を ひねります。 I turn the door handle.
  • こうえん で あし を ひねりました。 I twisted my ankle in the park.
  • この ふた は、 わたし が ひねって あけます。 I'll twist this lid open.
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A Sprained Ankle

Beginner Level 2 · ひねりました

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).