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Conjugation of Japanese verb 変わる - change - kawaru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    変わ

    Reading

    かわ
    kawa

    Meaning

    change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わる

    Reading

    かわる
    kawaru

    Meaning

    to change / does change / will change

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    変わない

    Reading

    かわない
    kawanai

    Meaning

    to not change / does not change / will not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わます

    Reading

    かわます
    kawamasu

    Meaning

    to change / does change / will change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わません

    Reading

    かわません
    kawamasen

    Meaning

    to not change / does not change / will not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わた

    Reading

    かわた
    kawata

    Meaning

    did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わなかった

    Reading

    かわなかった
    kawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わました

    Reading

    かわました
    kawamashita

    Meaning

    did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わませんでした

    Reading

    かわませんでした
    kawamasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わて

    Reading

    かわて
    kawate

    Meaning

    change, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    変わないで

    Reading

    かわないで
    kawanaide

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    変わなくて

    Reading

    かわなくて
    kawanakute

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わまして

    Reading

    かわまして
    kawamashite

    Meaning

    change, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わませんで

    Reading

    かわませんで
    kawamasende

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    変わろ

    Reading

    かわろ
    kawaro

    Meaning

    change!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    変わよ

    Reading

    かわよ
    kawayo

    Meaning

    change! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    変わるな

    Reading

    かわるな
    kawaruna

    Meaning

    do not change!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わなさい

    Reading

    かわなさい
    kawanasai

    Meaning

    change!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わなさるな

    Reading

    かわなさるな
    kawanasaruna

    Meaning

    do not change!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    変わてください

    Reading

    かわてください
    kawatekudasai

    Meaning

    please change

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お変わください

    Reading

    おかわください
    okawakudasai

    Meaning

    kindly change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わないでください

    Reading

    かわないでください
    kawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not change

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お変わなさいませ

    Reading

    おかわなさいませ
    okawanasaimase

    Meaning

    please change

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お変わなさいますな

    Reading

    おかわなさいますな
    okawanasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わている

    Reading

    かわている
    kawateiru

    Meaning

    is doing change / is change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わています

    Reading

    かわています
    kawateimasu

    Meaning

    is doing change / is change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わていません

    Reading

    かわていません
    kawateimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing change / is not change(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わていた

    Reading

    かわていた
    kawateita

    Meaning

    was doing change / was change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わていました

    Reading

    かわていました
    kawateimashita

    Meaning

    was doing change / was change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わていませんでした

    Reading

    かわていませんでした
    kawateimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing change / was not change(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わよう

    Reading

    かわよう
    kawayou

    Meaning

    let's change / will change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わまい

    Reading

    かわまい
    kawamai

    Meaning

    let's not change / will not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わましょう

    Reading

    かわましょう
    kawamashou

    Meaning

    let's change / will change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わますまい

    Reading

    かわますまい
    kawamasumai

    Meaning

    let's not change / will not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わるだろう

    Reading

    かわるだろう
    kawarudarou

    Meaning

    will probably change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わないだろう

    Reading

    かわないだろう
    kawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わるでしょう

    Reading

    かわるでしょう
    kawarudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わないでしょう

    Reading

    かわないでしょう
    kawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わただろう

    Reading

    かわただろう
    kawatadarou

    Meaning

    probably did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わなかっただろう

    Reading

    かわなかっただろう
    kawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わたでしょう

    Reading

    かわたでしょう
    kawatadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かわなかったでしょう
    kawanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変われば

    Reading

    かわれば
    kawareba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わなければ

    Reading

    かわなければ
    kawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わたら

    Reading

    かわたら
    kawatara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わなかったら

    Reading

    かわなかったら
    kawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わましたら

    Reading

    かわましたら
    kawamashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わませんでしたら

    Reading

    かわませんでしたら
    kawamasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わられる

    Reading

    かわられる
    kawarareru

    Meaning

    can change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わられない

    Reading

    かわられない
    kawararenai

    Meaning

    cannot change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わられます

    Reading

    かわられます
    kawararemasu

    Meaning

    can change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わられません

    Reading

    かわられません
    kawararemasen

    Meaning

    cannot change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わさせる

    Reading

    かわさせる
    kawasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わさせない

    Reading

    かわさせない
    kawasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わさせます

    Reading

    かわさせます
    kawasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わさせません

    Reading

    かわさせません
    kawasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わられる

    Reading

    かわられる
    kawarareru

    Meaning

    be change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わられない

    Reading

    かわられない
    kawararenai

    Meaning

    not be change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わられます

    Reading

    かわられます
    kawararemasu

    Meaning

    be change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わられません

    Reading

    かわられません
    kawararemasen

    Meaning

    not be change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変わたり

    Reading

    かわたり
    kawatari

    Meaning

    did things like change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変わなかったり

    Reading

    かわなかったり
    kawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変わましたり

    Reading

    かわましたり
    kawamashitari

    Meaning

    did things like change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変わませんでしたり

    Reading

    かわませんでしたり
    kawamasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like change

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    変わたい

    Reading

    かわたい
    kawatai

    Meaning

    want to change

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    変わたくない

    Reading

    かわたくない
    kawatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to change

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    変わたかった

    Reading

    かわたかった
    kawatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to change

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    変わたくなかった

    Reading

    かわたくなかった
    kawatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to change

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    変わたくて

    Reading

    かわたくて
    kawatakute

    Meaning

    want to change, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    変わたくなくて

    Reading

    かわたくなくて
    kawatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to change, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    変わたく

    Reading

    かわたく
    kawataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to change

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    変わたければ

    Reading

    かわたければ
    kawatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to change

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    変わたくなければ

    Reading

    かわたくなければ
    kawatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to change

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    変わたかったら

    Reading

    かわたかったら
    kawatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to change

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    変わたくなかったら

    Reading

    かわたくなかったら
    kawatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to change

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    変わたさ

    Reading

    かわたさ
    kawatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to change

Word Detail

    word

    変わる

    Meaning

    Change

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Change, Abnormal

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