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換える
換える
Japanese
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 換 |
| Grade: S |
Verb
換える (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana かえる, romaji kaeru)
- exchange, change for
Conjugation
Conjugation of "換える" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Stem forms | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperfective (未然形) | 換え | かえ | kae | |
| Continuative (連用形) | 換え | かえ | kae | |
| Terminal (終止形) | 換える | かえる | kaeru | |
| Attributive (連体形) | 換える | かえる | kaeru | |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 換えれ | かえれ | kaere | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 換えよ¹ 換えろ² |
かえよ¹ かえろ² |
kaeyo¹ kaero² |
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| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 換えられる | かえられる | kaerareru | |
| Causative | 換えさせる 換えさす |
かえさせる かえさす |
kaesaseru kaesasu |
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| Potential | 換えられる 換えれる³ |
かえられる かえれる³ |
kaerareru kaereru³ |
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| Volitional | 換えよう | かえよう | kaeyō | |
| Negative | 換えない 換えぬ 換えん |
かえない かえぬ かえん |
kaenai kaenu kaen |
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| Negative continuative | 換えず | かえず | kaezu | |
| Formal | 換えます | かえます | kaemasu | |
| Perfective | 換えた | かえた | kaeta | |
| Conjunctive | 換えて | かえて | kaete | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 換えれば | かえれば | kaereba | |
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