矯める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 矯める | 矯めない |
| Polite | 矯めます | 矯めません |
| Past polite | 矯めました | 矯めませんでした |
| Past | 矯めた | 矯めなかった |
| Te-form | 矯めて | 矯めないで |
| Desire | 矯めたい | 矯めたくない |
| Potential | 矯められるalso 矯めれる | 矯められないalso 矯めれない |
| Passive | 矯められる | 矯められない |
| Causative | 矯めさせる | 矯めさせない |
| Causative passive | 矯めさせられる | 矯めさせられない |
| Volitional | 矯めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 矯めましょう | |
| Imperative | 矯めろ | 矯めるな |
| Conditional | 矯めれば | 矯めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 矯めたら | 矯めなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Used for physically straightening something bent, or metaphorically correcting a bad habit, distortion, or flaw. Often implies deliberate effort to fix something that is crooked or wrong.
I straightened the wire.
It's hard to correct a bad habit.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Rare and somewhat literary use for deliberately distorting facts or truth. More commonly expressed with 歪める (ゆがめる) or 曲げる (まげる) in modern Japanese.
He reported the facts in a distorted way.