言い換える
いいかえる
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword
Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 言い換えるいいかえる | 言い換えますいいかえます |
| Negative | 言い換えないいいかえない | 言い換えませんいいかえません |
| Past | 言い換えたいいかえた | 言い換えましたいいかえました |
| Past negative | 言い換えなかったいいかえなかった | 言い換えませんでしたいいかえませんでした |
| Te-form | 言い換えていいかえて |
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| Potential | 言い換えられるいいかえられる |
| Passive | 言い換えられるいいかえられる |
| Causative | 言い換えさせるいいかえさせる |
| Volitional | 言い換えよういいかえよう |
| Imperative | 言い換えろいいかえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 言い換えればいいかえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 言い換えたらいいかえたら |
Example sentences
言い換えてみるね。
Let me rephrase it.
言い換えさせてください。
Let me rephrase it.
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In other words, he is a man of faith.
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Say it in another way.
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In other words, he betrayed us.
More examples (10)
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In other words, I don't like to work with him.
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In other words, she became a good wife.
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She became, in other words, a good wife.
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In other words, it's a matter of common sense.
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In other words, the field of the magnet is near the pigeon's head.
言い換えれば、トムは怠け者ってことだよ。
In other words, Tom is lazy.
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A whale is a mammal; in other words it feeds milk to its young.
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In other words, she wants to refuse the proposal.
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In other words, reliability is impossible unless there is a natural warmth.
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In other words, he is the most able young man I know.