乗り換える
のりかえる
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.)
Meaning
- to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
- to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
Example sentences
今、飛行機の乗り換えだ。今まで飛行機８時間乗って、乗り換えてこれから又２時間だ。
I'm in transit between flights now. I've spent 8 hours on a plane so far, after changing planes now it's another two hours.
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She transferred from the bus to the subway.
彼女がおまえを捨てて英語学校で出逢ったアメリカ人の男性に乗り換えたことを認めてはっきり言ったらどうだい？
Why don't you just call a spade a spade and admit that she dumped you for that American guy she met at the English school?