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Japanese verb改める (aratameru) Conjugation
改める (aratameru) means “to change, to alter, to revise”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 改めます, 改めない, 改めて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to change, to alter, to revise
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 改める
- Reading
- あらためる
- Romaji
- aratameru
- Masu form
- 改めます
- Nai form
- 改めない
- Te-form
- 改めて
- Ta form
- 改めた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 改める |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めない |
| Polite | 改めます |
| Polite negative | 改めません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 改めた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めなかった |
| Polite | 改めました |
| Polite negative | 改めませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 改めて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 改めている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めていない |
| Polite | 改めています |
| Polite negative | 改めていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 改めたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めたくない |
| Polite | 改めたいです |
| Polite negative | 改めたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 改めよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 改めましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 改めろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 改めるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 改めてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 改めないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 改められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改められない |
| Polite | 改められます |
| Polite negative | 改められません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 改めれば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 改めたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 改められる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改められない |
| Polite | 改められます |
| Polite negative | 改められません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 改めさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めさせない |
| Polite | 改めさせます |
| Polite negative | 改めさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 改めさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 改めさせられない |
| Polite | 改めさせられます |
| Polite negative | 改めさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 誘う (sasou)to invite, to ask, to call
- 落ちる (ochiru)to fall, to drop, to come down
- 早める (hayameru)to bring forward, to advance, to hasten
- 分かれる (wakareru)to branch, to fork, to diverge
- 鋭い (surudoi)sharp, pointed
- 殴る (naguru)to strike, to hit, to beat
- 耐える (taeru)to bear, to stand, to endure
- 苦い (nigai)bitter
- 好ましい (konomashii)nice, likeable, desirable
- 深める (fukameru)to deepen, to heighten, to intensify
- 切らす (kirasu)to run out of
- 切る (kiru)to cut, to cut through, to perform
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