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Conjugation of Japanese verb 代わる - change, replace - kawaru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    代わ

    Reading

    かわ
    kawa

    Meaning

    change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わる

    Reading

    かわる
    kawaru

    Meaning

    to change / does change / will change

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    代わない

    Reading

    かわない
    kawanai

    Meaning

    to not change / does not change / will not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わます

    Reading

    かわます
    kawamasu

    Meaning

    to change / does change / will change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わません

    Reading

    かわません
    kawamasen

    Meaning

    to not change / does not change / will not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わた

    Reading

    かわた
    kawata

    Meaning

    did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わなかった

    Reading

    かわなかった
    kawanakatta

    Meaning

    did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わました

    Reading

    かわました
    kawamashita

    Meaning

    did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わませんでした

    Reading

    かわませんでした
    kawamasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わて

    Reading

    かわて
    kawate

    Meaning

    change, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    代わないで

    Reading

    かわないで
    kawanaide

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    代わなくて

    Reading

    かわなくて
    kawanakute

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わまして

    Reading

    かわまして
    kawamashite

    Meaning

    change, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わませんで

    Reading

    かわませんで
    kawamasende

    Meaning

    not change, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    代わろ

    Reading

    かわろ
    kawaro

    Meaning

    change!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    代わよ

    Reading

    かわよ
    kawayo

    Meaning

    change! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    代わるな

    Reading

    かわるな
    kawaruna

    Meaning

    do not change!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わなさい

    Reading

    かわなさい
    kawanasai

    Meaning

    change!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わなさるな

    Reading

    かわなさるな
    kawanasaruna

    Meaning

    do not change!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    代わてください

    Reading

    かわてください
    kawatekudasai

    Meaning

    please change

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お代わください

    Reading

    おかわください
    okawakudasai

    Meaning

    kindly change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わないでください

    Reading

    かわないでください
    kawanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not change

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お代わなさいませ

    Reading

    おかわなさいませ
    okawanasaimase

    Meaning

    please change

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お代わなさいますな

    Reading

    おかわなさいますな
    okawanasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わている

    Reading

    かわている
    kawateiru

    Meaning

    is doing change / is change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わています

    Reading

    かわています
    kawateimasu

    Meaning

    is doing change / is change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わていません

    Reading

    かわていません
    kawateimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing change / is not change(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わていた

    Reading

    かわていた
    kawateita

    Meaning

    was doing change / was change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わていました

    Reading

    かわていました
    kawateimashita

    Meaning

    was doing change / was change(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代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

    代わよう

    Reading

    かわよう
    kawayou

    Meaning

    let's change / will change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わまい

    Reading

    かわまい
    kawamai

    Meaning

    let's not change / will not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わましょう

    Reading

    かわましょう
    kawamashou

    Meaning

    let's change / will change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わますまい

    Reading

    かわますまい
    kawamasumai

    Meaning

    let's not change / will not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わるだろう

    Reading

    かわるだろう
    kawarudarou

    Meaning

    will probably change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わないだろう

    Reading

    かわないだろう
    kawanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わるでしょう

    Reading

    かわるでしょう
    kawarudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わないでしょう

    Reading

    かわないでしょう
    kawanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わただろう

    Reading

    かわただろう
    kawatadarou

    Meaning

    probably did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わなかっただろう

    Reading

    かわなかっただろう
    kawanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わたでしょう

    Reading

    かわたでしょう
    kawatadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代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

    代われば

    Reading

    かわれば
    kawareba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わなければ

    Reading

    かわなければ
    kawanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わたら

    Reading

    かわたら
    kawatara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わなかったら

    Reading

    かわなかったら
    kawanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わましたら

    Reading

    かわましたら
    kawamashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わませんでしたら

    Reading

    かわませんでしたら
    kawamasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わられる

    Reading

    かわられる
    kawarareru

    Meaning

    can change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わられない

    Reading

    かわられない
    kawararenai

    Meaning

    cannot change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わられます

    Reading

    かわられます
    kawararemasu

    Meaning

    can change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わられません

    Reading

    かわられません
    kawararemasen

    Meaning

    cannot change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わさせる

    Reading

    かわさせる
    kawasaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わさせない

    Reading

    かわさせない
    kawasasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わさせます

    Reading

    かわさせます
    kawasasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わさせません

    Reading

    かわさせません
    kawasasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わられる

    Reading

    かわられる
    kawarareru

    Meaning

    be change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わられない

    Reading

    かわられない
    kawararenai

    Meaning

    not be change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わられます

    Reading

    かわられます
    kawararemasu

    Meaning

    be change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わられません

    Reading

    かわられません
    kawararemasen

    Meaning

    not be change

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    代わたり

    Reading

    かわたり
    kawatari

    Meaning

    did things like change

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    代わなかったり

    Reading

    かわなかったり
    kawanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like change

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    代わましたり

    Reading

    かわましたり
    kawamashitari

    Meaning

    did things like change

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    代わませんでしたり

    Reading

    かわませんでしたり
    kawamasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like change

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    代わたい

    Reading

    かわたい
    kawatai

    Meaning

    want to change

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    代わたくない

    Reading

    かわたくない
    kawatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to change

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    代わたかった

    Reading

    かわたかった
    kawatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to change

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    代わたくなかった

    Reading

    かわたくなかった
    kawatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to change

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    代わたくて

    Reading

    かわたくて
    kawatakute

    Meaning

    want to change, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    代わたくなくて

    Reading

    かわたくなくて
    kawatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to change, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    代わたく

    Reading

    かわたく
    kawataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to change

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    代わたければ

    Reading

    かわたければ
    kawatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to change

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    代わたくなければ

    Reading

    かわたくなければ
    kawatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to change

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    代わたかったら

    Reading

    かわたかったら
    kawatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to change

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    代わたくなかったら

    Reading

    かわたくなかったら
    kawatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to change

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    代わたさ

    Reading

    かわたさ
    kawatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to change

Word Detail

    word

    代わる

    Meaning

    Change, Replace

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Substitute, Era

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