変える（かえる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to change (trans.)
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 変えます | かえます |
| te-form | 変えて | かえて |
| ta-form (past) | 変えた | かえた |
| nai-form (negative) | 変えない | かえない |
| potential form | 変えられる | かえられる |
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Example sentences
- 都合が悪くなって、予定を変えた。 — Something came up, so I changed my plans.
- 部屋の家具の場所を少し変えた。 — I rearranged the furniture in my room a little.
Idioms & proverbs containing “変える”
- 河岸を変える (かしをかえる) — to try a different venue (for drinking, socializing, etc.); to go somewhere else
- 目の色を変える (めのいろをかえる) — to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
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