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Conjugation of Japanese verb 変える - change - kaeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    変え

    Reading

    かえ
    kae

    Meaning

    change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変える

    Reading

    かえる
    kaeru

    Meaning

    to change / does change / will change

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    変えない

    Reading

    かえない
    kaenai

    Meaning

    to not change / does not change / will not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えます

    Reading

    かえます
    kaemasu

    Meaning

    to change / does change / will change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えません

    Reading

    かえません
    kaemasen

    Meaning

    to not change / does not change / will not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えた

    Reading

    かえた
    kaeta

    Meaning

    did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えなかった

    Reading

    かえなかった
    kaenakatta

    Meaning

    did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えました

    Reading

    かえました
    kaemashita

    Meaning

    did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えませんでした

    Reading

    かえませんでした
    kaemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えて

    Reading

    かえて
    kaete

    Meaning

    change, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    変えないで

    Reading

    かえないで
    kaenaide

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    変えなくて

    Reading

    かえなくて
    kaenakute

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えまして

    Reading

    かえまして
    kaemashite

    Meaning

    change, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えませんで

    Reading

    かえませんで
    kaemasende

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    変えろ

    Reading

    かえろ
    kaero

    Meaning

    change!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    変えよ

    Reading

    かえよ
    kaeyo

    Meaning

    change! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    変えるな

    Reading

    かえるな
    kaeruna

    Meaning

    do not change!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えなさい

    Reading

    かえなさい
    kaenasai

    Meaning

    change!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えなさるな

    Reading

    かえなさるな
    kaenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not change!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    変えてください

    Reading

    かえてください
    kaetekudasai

    Meaning

    please change

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お変えください

    Reading

    おかえください
    okaekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えないでください

    Reading

    かえないでください
    kaenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not change

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お変えなさいませ

    Reading

    おかえなさいませ
    okaenasaimase

    Meaning

    please change

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お変えなさいますな

    Reading

    おかえなさいますな
    okaenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えている

    Reading

    かえている
    kaeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing change / is change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えています

    Reading

    かえています
    kaeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing change / is change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えていません

    Reading

    かえていません
    kaeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing change / is not change(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えていた

    Reading

    かえていた
    kaeteita

    Meaning

    was doing change / was change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えていました

    Reading

    かえていました
    kaeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing change / was change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えていませんでした

    Reading

    かえていませんでした
    kaeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing change / was not change(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えよう

    Reading

    かえよう
    kaeyou

    Meaning

    let's change / will change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えまい

    Reading

    かえまい
    kaemai

    Meaning

    let's not change / will not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えましょう

    Reading

    かえましょう
    kaemashou

    Meaning

    let's change / will change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えますまい

    Reading

    かえますまい
    kaemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not change / will not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えるだろう

    Reading

    かえるだろう
    kaerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えないだろう

    Reading

    かえないだろう
    kaenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えるでしょう

    Reading

    かえるでしょう
    kaerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えないでしょう

    Reading

    かえないでしょう
    kaenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えただろう

    Reading

    かえただろう
    kaetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えなかっただろう

    Reading

    かえなかっただろう
    kaenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えたでしょう

    Reading

    かえたでしょう
    kaetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かえなかったでしょう
    kaenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えれば

    Reading

    かえれば
    kaereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えなければ

    Reading

    かえなければ
    kaenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えたら

    Reading

    かえたら
    kaetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えなかったら

    Reading

    かえなかったら
    kaenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えましたら

    Reading

    かえましたら
    kaemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えませんでしたら

    Reading

    かえませんでしたら
    kaemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えられる

    Reading

    かえられる
    kaerareru

    Meaning

    can change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えられない

    Reading

    かえられない
    kaerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えられます

    Reading

    かえられます
    kaeraremasu

    Meaning

    can change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えられません

    Reading

    かえられません
    kaeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えさせる

    Reading

    かえさせる
    kaesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えさせない

    Reading

    かえさせない
    kaesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えさせます

    Reading

    かえさせます
    kaesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えさせません

    Reading

    かえさせません
    kaesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えられる

    Reading

    かえられる
    kaerareru

    Meaning

    be change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えられない

    Reading

    かえられない
    kaerarenai

    Meaning

    not be change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えられます

    Reading

    かえられます
    kaeraremasu

    Meaning

    be change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えられません

    Reading

    かえられません
    kaeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    変えたり

    Reading

    かえたり
    kaetari

    Meaning

    did things like change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    変えなかったり

    Reading

    かえなかったり
    kaenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    変えましたり

    Reading

    かえましたり
    kaemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    変えませんでしたり

    Reading

    かえませんでしたり
    kaemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like change

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    変えたい

    Reading

    かえたい
    kaetai

    Meaning

    want to change

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    変えたくない

    Reading

    かえたくない
    kaetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to change

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    変えたかった

    Reading

    かえたかった
    kaetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to change

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    変えたくなかった

    Reading

    かえたくなかった
    kaetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to change

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    変えたくて

    Reading

    かえたくて
    kaetakute

    Meaning

    want to change, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    変えたくなくて

    Reading

    かえたくなくて
    kaetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to change, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    変えたく

    Reading

    かえたく
    kaetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to change

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    変えたければ

    Reading

    かえたければ
    kaetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to change

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    変えたくなければ

    Reading

    かえたくなければ
    kaetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to change

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    変えたかったら

    Reading

    かえたかったら
    kaetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to change

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    変えたくなかったら

    Reading

    かえたくなかったら
    kaetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to change

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    変えたさ

    Reading

    かえたさ
    kaetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to change

Word Detail

    word

    変える

    Meaning

    Change

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Change, Abnormal

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