曲げる

まげる

to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve

JLPT N2 Common word Also written 枉げる

Meanings

Ichidan verb, Transitive
to bend; to crook; to bow; to curve; to curl
to lean; to tilt; to incline; to slant
to bend (the truth); to distort; to twist; to pervert
to yield (a point); to depart (from a principle); to ignore (what one really thinks)
to pawn

More examples (10)

少年しょうねんは考かんがえを曲まげなかった。

The boy persisted in his opinion.
増夫はスプーンを曲まげられる。

Masuo can bend spoons.
彼女かのじょは頑がんとして信念しんねんを曲まげない。

She persists in her belief.
彼かれは素手すでで鉄てつの棒ぼうを曲まげられる。

He can bend an iron rod with his hands.
トムは、自分じぶんの意見いけんを曲まげません。

Tom won't change his opinion.
薬指くすりゆびを曲まげずに、小指こゆびだけを曲まげれる？

Can you bend your pinky without bending your ring finger?
誰だれがなんと言いおうと彼女かのじょは自説じせつを曲まげない。

She will not budge an inch no matter what anyone says.
その痩やせた男おとこは膝ひざを曲まげて日陰ひかげで少すこし休やすんだ。

The thin man paused in the shade with his knees a little bent.
その愛国者あいこくしゃは自分じぶんの道徳的どうとくてきな信条しんじょうを曲まげない。

The patriot sticks to his moral principles.
しかし君きみはあまり膝ひざを曲まげたくないでしょう。

But you don't want to bend the knees too much.