もつれる
Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 縺れる
to tangle; to get tangled; to get entangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.)
Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to tangle; to get tangled; to get entangled- to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over
- to become complicated; to become difficult; to become tricky; to get into a tangle; to become messy
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | もつれる | もつれます |
| Negative | もつれない | もつれません |
| Past | もつれた | もつれました |
| Past negative | もつれなかった | もつれませんでした |
| Te-form | もつれて |
|---|---|
| Potential | もつれられる |
| Passive | もつれられる |
| Causative | もつれさせる |
| Volitional | もつれよう |
| Imperative | もつれろ |
| Conditional (ば) | もつれれば |
| Conditional (たら) | もつれたら |