I Love Kanji変える (kaeru)
変える (かえる, kaeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to change; to alter”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- かえる
- Romaji
- kaeru
- Word class
- Ichidan verb (る-verb)
- Level
- JLPT N4 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn · ichidan verb, transitive
- to reform; to revise; to amend · ichidan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 変える
Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 変える | かえる kaeru |
| Polite (~masu) | 変えます | かえます kaemasu |
| Negative | 変えない | かえない kaenai |
| Polite negative | 変えません | かえません kaemasen |
| Past | 変えた | かえた kaeta |
| Polite past | 変えました | かえました kaemashita |
| Negative past | 変えなかった | かえなかった kaenakatta |
| Te-form | 変えて | かえて kaete |
| Potential | 変えられる | かえられる kaerareru |
| Passive | 変えられる | かえられる kaerareru |
| Causative | 変えさせる | かえさせる kaesaseru |
| Volitional | 変えよう | かえよう kaeyou |
| Imperative | 変えろ | かえろ kaero |
| Conditional (~ba) | 変えれば | かえれば kaereba |
Kanji in 変える
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 変える.
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Source: JMdict entry 1510650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.