変わる（かわる）
JLPT N3 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: to change
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 変わります | かわります |
| te-form | 変わって | かわって |
| ta-form (past) | 変わった | かわった |
| nai-form (negative) | 変わらない | かわらない |
| potential form | 変われる | かわれる |
Example sentences
- この町は十年で大きく変わった。 — This town has changed a lot over the past ten years.
- 季節が変わって、涼しくなった。 — The season has changed and it's gotten cooler.
Idioms & proverbs containing “変わる”
- 所変われば品変わる (ところかわればしなかわる) — so many countries, so many customs
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “変わる” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)