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変える

to change

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Conjugation of 変える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: shift to a different time, place, move, make different
私/俺
Present informal tense
変える
kaeru
I change
Present informal negative tense
変えない
kaenai
I don't change
Present formal tense
変えます
kaemasu
I change
Present formal negative tense
変えません
kaemasen
I do not change
私/俺
Past informal tense
変えた
kaeta
I changed
Past informal negative tense
変えなかった
kaenakatta
I didn't change
Past formal tense
変えました
kaemashita
I change
Past formal negative tense
変えませんでした
kaemasen deshita
I did not change
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
変えよ
kaeyo
change
Imperative negative mood
変えるな
kaeru na
don't change
Imperative formal mood
変えてください
kaete kudasai
please change
Imperative formal negative mood
変えないでください
kaenai dekudasai
please do not change
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
変えて
kaete
change
Passive stem
変えられる
kaerareru
changed
Hypothetical tense
変えれ
kaere
if I changed
Hypothetical conditional stem
変えれば
kaereba
changed
私/俺
Volitional stem
変えよう
kaeyō
will change
Potential stem
変えられる
kaerareru
changed
Continuative stem
変え
kae
changing
Causative stem
変えさせる
kaesaseru
allow to change
私/俺
Imperfective stem
変え
kae
change

Examples of 変える

シドニーは意見を 変える・・・はず・・・

Gotta just give her time.

変える 勇気がなかったの

I never had the heart to change a thing.

人間どもを獣に... 変える

The change from man to beast.

変える?

What was--?

変えた? どう?

Changed me, how?

君は 君自身を 変えた!

You made you!

変えた?

So we decided to make a change.

君は 自然の理を 変えた。

You changed your nature.

変えて。 すべての闇を、光に。

Turn the darkness into light.

変えて

And I want you to fix it!

同じ狙撃手が位置を 変えて あの工事現場から 我々を撃ってます

Same sniper keeps changing position, hitting us from that construction site.

変えられる 止められるぞ

None of this has happened yet.

このシステムで 変えられる!

We would control the system here. We would be in charge.

目の色はガラスのレンズで 変えられる

He could be wearing glass lenses to change the color.

僕は眠りの中では 変えられる

Look, I made a difference in their sleeping lives.

もし... を 変えれば?

What if you change the...?

変えよう 聞いてるか?

- and I don't think you should.

アプローチを 変えよう

No wonder she's so afraid of me.

アプローチを 変えよう よし いくぞ

I need a different approach.

山犬の姬, 森へ歸(かえ)れ!

Princess of the wolf gods!

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.