悖る

Japanese[edit]

Alternative spelling
戻る

Cognate with 戻る (modoru, “to return”).^[1]

悖(もと)る • (motoru) transitive or intransitive godan (stem 悖(もと)り (motori), past 悖(もと)った (mototta))

(intransitive) to go against
Synonyms: 逆らう (sakarau), 背く (somuku), 違う (tagau), 反する (hansuru)

人(じん)道(どう)にもとる ― jindō ni motoru ― run contrary to human morals
(intransitive) to be bent, be distorted, be twisted
Synonyms: 捩れる (nejireru), 曲がる (magaru), 歪む (yugamu)
(transitive, obsolete) to bend, distort, twist
Synonyms: 捩る (nejiru), 曲げる (mageru), 歪める (yugameru)

Conjugation of "悖る" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Classical conjugation of "悖る" (ラ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	悖ら	もとら	motora
Continuative (連用形)	悖り	もとり	motori
Terminal (終止形)	悖る	もとる	motoru
Attributive (連体形)	悖る	もとる	motoru
Realis (已然形)	悖れ	もとれ	motore
Imperative (命令形)	悖れ	もとれ	motore
Key constructions
Negative	悖らず	もとらず	motorazu
Contrasting conjunction	悖れど	もとれど	motoredo
Causal conjunction	悖れば	もとれば	motoreba
Conditional conjunction	悖らば	もとらば	motoraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	悖りき	もとりき	motoriki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	悖りけり	もとりけり	motorikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	悖りつ	もとりつ	motoritu
Perfect tense (natural event)	悖りぬ	もとりぬ	motorinu
Perfect-continuative tense	悖れり悖りたり	もとれりもとりたり	motoreri motoritari
Volitional	悖らむ	もとらむ	motoramu

^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN