捻づ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
捻
ね Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
捩づ 拗づ

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Verb

捻(ね)づ • (nezu) transitive ^†nidan

1. (Classical Japanese, archaic) to twist

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "捻づ" (ダ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	捻ぢ	ねぢ	nedi
Continuative (連用形)	捻ぢ	ねぢ	nedi
Terminal (終止形)	捻づ	ねづ	nedu
Attributive (連体形)	捻づる	ねづる	neduru
Realis (已然形)	捻づれ	ねづれ	nedure
Imperative (命令形)	捻ぢよ	ねぢよ	nediyo
Key constructions
Negative	捻ぢず	ねぢず	nedizu
Contrasting conjunction	捻づれど	ねづれど	neduredo
Causal conjunction	捻づれば	ねづれば	nedureba
Conditional conjunction	捻ぢば	ねぢば	nediba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	捻ぢき	ねぢき	nediki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	捻ぢけり	ねぢけり	nedikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	捻ぢつ	ねぢつ	neditu
Perfect tense (natural event)	捻ぢぬ	ねぢぬ	nedinu
Perfect-continuative tense	捻ぢたり	ねぢたり	neditari
Volitional	捻ぢむ	ねぢむ	nedimu

Derived terms

• 捻(ね)じる (nejiru, modern form)