替える
かえる
to replace; to convert; to change; to exchange
JLPT N3 Common word Genki L23
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to replace; to convert; to change- to exchange; to interchange; to renew
- to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 替えるかえる | 替えますかえます |
| Negative | 替えないかえない | 替えませんかえません |
| Past | 替えたかえた | 替えましたかえました |
| Past negative | 替えなかったかえなかった | 替えませんでしたかえませんでした |
| Te-form | 替えてかえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 替えられるかえられる |
| Passive | 替えられるかえられる |
| Causative | 替えさせるかえさせる |
| Volitional | 替えようかえよう |
| Imperative | 替えろかえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 替えればかえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 替えたらかえたら |
Example sentences
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I have to change the water for the flowers.
部屋を替えてください。
Please change my room?
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Shall I change the water for the flowers?
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I'd like to change my seat.
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I converted my yen into dollars.
More examples (10)
部屋を替えてもらえますか?
Can you change the room for me?
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I'd like a room in the back.
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Could you change my room for me?
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I'd like a room in the front.
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I want to change ten thousand yen to dollars.
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Please change this into pounds.
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I'd like a room facing the ocean instead.
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Would you mind if I changed seats now?
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I'd like a room facing the garden.
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At the theater, Kathy changed seats with her mother.