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Japanese verb変わる (kawaru) Conjugation
変わる (kawaru) means “to change, to be transformed, to be altered”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 変わらない and 変わります, and the te-form is 変わって. 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 be transformed, to be altered
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 変わる
- Reading
- かわる
- Romaji
- kawaru
- Masu form
- 変わります
- Nai form
- 変わらない
- Te-form
- 変わって
- Ta form
- 変わった
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 変わる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わらない |
| Polite | 変わります |
| Polite negative | 変わりません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 変わった |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わらなかった |
| Polite | 変わりました |
| Polite negative | 変わりませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 変わって |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わらないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 変わっている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わっていない |
| Polite | 変わっています |
| Polite negative | 変わっていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 変わりたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わりたくない |
| Polite | 変わりたいです |
| Polite negative | 変わりたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 変わろう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 変わりましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 変われ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 変わるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 変わってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 変わらないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 変われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変われない |
| Polite | 変われます |
| Polite negative | 変われません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 変われば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わらなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 変わったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わらなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 変わられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わられない |
| Polite | 変わられます |
| Polite negative | 変わられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 変わらせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わらせない |
| Polite | 変わらせます |
| Polite negative | 変わらせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 変わらされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 変わらされない |
| Polite | 変わらされます |
| Polite negative | 変わらされません |
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- 当然 (touzen)natural, right, proper
- 迫る (semaru)to approach, to draw near, to be imminent
- 微妙 (bimyou)subtle, delicate, fine
- 変わらない (kawaranai)constant, invariant
- 本格的 (honkakuteki)genuine, real, authentic
- 勝る (masaru)to excel, to surpass, to exceed
- 最終的 (saishuuteki)final, eventual, ultimate
- 圧倒的 (attouteki)overwhelming
- 意外 (igai)unexpected, surprising, unanticipated
- 異例 (irei)exceptional, unusual, extraordinary
About these tables
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