ずれる

also: づれる

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ずれる · ichidan verb

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	ずれる	ずれない
Polite	ずれます	ずれません
Past polite	ずれました	ずれませんでした
Past	ずれた	ずれなかった
Te-form	ずれて	ずれないで
Desire	ずれたい	ずれたくない
Potential	ずれられるalso ずれれる	ずれられないalso ずれれない
Passive	ずれられる	ずれられない
Causative	ずれさせる	ずれさせない
Causative passive	ずれさせられる	ずれさせられない
Volitional	ずれよう
Polite volitional	ずれましょう
Imperative	ずれろ	ずれるな
Conditional	ずれれば	ずれなければ
Tara conditional	ずれたら	ずれなかったら

Pairs withずらす

Meanings

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

shift out of place; slip; be out of alignment; be dislocated

Intransitive: used when something moves from its proper position, becomes misaligned, slips, or is out of place. For body parts or joints it can describe being displaced, though more specific medical terms may also be used.

ポスターが少すこし右みぎにずれている。
The poster is shifted slightly to the right.
走はしっているうちに眼鏡めがねがずれた。
My glasses slipped while I was running.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be out of sync; be delayed or shifted; fall out of step

Used for timing, schedules, sound and image, rhythm, or other things that should match but no longer line up.

音おん声せいと映えい像ぞうがずれている。
The audio and video are out of sync.
会かい議ぎの日にっ程ていが一いっ週しゅう間かんずれた。
The meeting schedule shifted by one week.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

deviate; be slightly off; be off-point

Figurative use for an answer, opinion, focus, sense, or topic that does not quite match what is expected or relevant.

話はなしが本ほん題だいからずれてきた。
The conversation has drifted away from the main topic.
彼かれの答こたえは質しつ問もんの意い図とからずれている。
His answer is off from the intent of the question.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の位い置ちがずれるfor the position of something to shift out of place
地じ震しんで本ほん棚だなの位い置ちがずれた。
The bookshelf shifted out of place because of the earthquake.
予よ定ていがずれるfor a schedule to fall out of sync or be delayed
会かい議ぎが長なが引びいて予よ定ていがずれてしまった。
The meeting ran long, so the schedule got thrown off.
話はなしがずれるfor a conversation or topic to drift off point
議ぎ論ろんをしているうちに話はなしがずれてきた。
As we discussed it, the conversation drifted off topic.
メガネがずれるfor glasses to slip out of place
走はしったらメガネがずれてしまった。
My glasses slipped out of place when I ran.
タイミングがずれるfor timing to be off or out of step
二人ふたりの呼こ吸きゅうのタイミングがずれていた。
The two of them were out of sync with their breathing timing.
感かん覚かくがずれるfor one's sense or perception to be out of touch with reality
彼かれは世せ間けんの感かん覚かくがずれていると言いわれる。
People say his sense of things is out of touch with society.

Transitive / intransitive

ずらすN3sense 1
ずれる is intransitive (something shifts out of place by itself), while ずらす is transitive (someone shifts something on purpose).

Related words

ずる
ずれる is the standard, everyday intransitive verb for something slipping out of place, while ずる is a more casual, less common variant with the same meaning.
食くい違ちがうN1
ずれる describes a slight misalignment or offset (in time, position, or degree), while 食い違う implies a more fundamental mismatch or clash between two things.
逸それるN2
ずれる describes a slight slip or misalignment in position or timing, whereas 逸れる describes deviating from a course or focus, often more noticeably.

Don't confuse with

外はずれるN3sense 1
外れる usually means something comes off or misses completely, while ずれる describes a smaller shift or slight misalignment.
滑すべるN4sense 1
滑る describes the physical act of sliding on a surface, while ずれる describes the resulting state of being out of position.
ぶれるN1
ずれる is the general word for something being misaligned or off from its proper position, while ぶれる more specifically suggests instability from shaking, motion, or wavering resolve.

Written forms

ずれるUsage80%
Standard kana spelling; no kanji spelling is given.
ズレるUsage20%
Katakana-mixed spelling often seen in casual or emphasis-heavy writing, especially for a feeling of being 'off' or misaligned.

Etymology

A native Japanese verb written mainly in kana; the exact historical derivation is uncertain. The katakana-mixed form ズレる is a practical stylistic spelling rather than a separate origin.