代わる(かわる)

JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)

Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop

Meaning: to substitute / replace

Conjugation

FormJapaneseReading
masu-form (polite)代わりますかわります
te-form代わってかわって
ta-form (past)代わったかわった
nai-form (negative)代わらないかわらない
potential form代われるかわれる

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