This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: replace with, use in place of, replace something with another
私/俺
Present informal tense
代える
kaeru
I substitute
Present informal negative tense
代えない
kaenai
I don't substitute
Present formal tense
代えます
kaemasu
I substitute
Present formal negative tense
代えません
kaemasen
I do not substitute
私/俺
Past informal tense
代えた
kaeta
I substituted
Past informal negative tense
代えなかった
kaenakatta
I didn't substitute
Past formal tense
代えました
kaemashita
I substitute
Past formal negative tense
代えませんでした
kaemasen deshita
I did not substitute
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
代えよ
kaeyo
substitute
Imperative negative mood
代えるな
kaeru na
don't substitute
Imperative formal mood
代えてください
kaete kudasai
please substitute
Imperative formal negative mood
代えないでください
kaenai dekudasai
please do not substitute
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
代えて
kaete
substitute
Passive stem
代えられる
kaerareru
substituted
Hypothetical tense
代えれ
kaere
if I substituted
Hypothetical conditional stem
代えれば
kaereba
substituted
私/俺
Volitional stem
代えよう
kaeyō
will substitute
Potential stem
代えられる
kaerareru
substituted
Continuative stem
代え
kae
substituting
Causative stem
代えさせる
kaesaseru
allow to substitute
私/俺
Imperfective stem
代え
kae
substitute
Examples of 代える
森へ歸(かえ)れ!
Don't throw your life away!
だんな. こいつら, わしらを歸(かえ)さねぇ氣なんですよ.
Please, sir, I'm really pretty sure they're not trying to help us get home.
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