JLPT N2 · Verb

改める (aratameru)

改める (あらためる, aratameru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to change; to alter”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
あらためる
Romaji
aratameru
Word class
Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to change; to alter; to revise; to replace · ichidan verb, transitive
  2. to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve · ichidan verb, transitive
  3. to examine; to check; to inspect · ichidan verb, transitive · occ. 検める
  4. to do properly; to do formally · ichidan verb, transitive

Example sentences

どうして考えを改めたのですか。
What made you change your mind?

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 改める

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary改めるあらためる aratameru
Polite (~masu)改めますあらためます aratamemasu
Negative改めないあらためない aratamenai
Polite negative改めませんあらためません aratamemasen
Past改めたあらためた aratameta
Polite past改めましたあらためました aratamemashita
Negative past改めなかったあらためなかった aratamenakatta
Te-form改めてあらためて aratamete
Potential改められるあらためられる aratamerareru
Passive改められるあらためられる aratamerareru
Causative改めさせるあらためさせる aratamesaseru
Volitional改めようあらためよう aratameyou
Imperative改めろあらためろ aratamero
Conditional (~ba)改めればあらためれば aratamereba

Kanji in 改める

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 改める.

Source: JMdict entry 1200750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.