VOCABULARY
こじれる
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to get complicated / tangled
get complicated, get worse, become strained
verb
Example sentences
話し合いがこじれて結論が出ない。
The discussion got complicated and no conclusion was reached.
二人の関係がすっかりこじれた。
The relationship between the two has completely become strained.
早く謝らないと事態がこじれるよ。
If you don't apologize soon, the situation will get worse.
契約交渉がこじれているそうだ。
I hear the contract negotiations have gotten complicated.
Practice exercises
1
話が少しこじれる。
The conversation gets complicated a little.
Answer
こじれるこじれます
2
両者の関係が少しこじれる。
The relationship between the two parties gets complicated a little.
Answer
こじれるこじれます
3
交渉が長引き、事態がさらにこじれた。
The negotiations dragged on and the situation further got complicated.
Answer
こじれたこじれました
4
夫婦の関係が長期間こじれている。
The couple's relationship has been getting complicated for a long time.
Answer
こじれているこじれています
5
このままでは交渉がこじれかねない。
If things continue like this, the negotiations may well get complicated.
Answer
こじれ