屈折する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 屈折する | 屈折しない |
| Polite | 屈折します | 屈折しません |
| Past polite | 屈折しました | 屈折しませんでした |
| Past | 屈折した | 屈折しなかった |
| Te-form | 屈折して | 屈折しないで |
| Desire | 屈折したい | 屈折したくない |
| Potential | 屈折できる | 屈折できない |
| Passive | 屈折される | 屈折されない |
| Causative | 屈折させる | 屈折させない |
| Causative passive | 屈折させられる | 屈折させられない |
| Volitional | 屈折しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 屈折しましょう | |
| Imperative | 屈折しろ | 屈折するな |
| Conditional | 屈折すれば | 屈折しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 屈折したら | 屈折しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Physical bending or curving of something, such as a road, light, or a joint. Can be used as a noun or intransitive verb (屈折する).
This road bends sharply.
Light refracts in water.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Metaphorical bending or distortion of feelings, logic, or personality. Often used in psychological or critical contexts.
His way of thinking is twisted.
Distortions of emotion show up in behavior.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
refraction
Scientific term for the bending of light or other waves when passing through different media. Often used in physics contexts.
We observed the refraction of light through a prism.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Linguistics term for the change in form of a word to express grammatical features such as tense, case, or number.
Japanese verb inflection is relatively regular.
Light refracts when it passes through a lens.
He has a twisted personality.
In this language, verbs inflect according to person.
refractometer
inflected language; fusional language