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Learn Hardcore Japanese: kaeru - to change

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 10
/kaeru

kaeru

Word

変かえるkaeru

Meaning

to change

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

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Hardcore Japanese

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Usages of kaeru

習慣しゅうかん　を　変かえるの　は　難むずかしい　です　が、　自信じしん　が　あれば　可能かのう　です。shuukan o kaeruno wa muzukashii desu ga, jishin ga areba kanou desu.

Changing habits is hard, but possible if you have confidence.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

天気てんき　が　悪わるい　ので、　旅行計画りょこうけいかく　を　{変え}kaeます。tenki ga warui node, ryokoukeikaku o kaemasu.

Because the weather is bad, I change the travel plan.

勉強べんきょう　の　方法ほうほう　を　段階だんかいごと　に　変かえます。benkyou no houhou o dankaigoto ni kaemasu.

I change my study methods at each stage.

プロフィール　を　少すこし　変かえて　から、　新あたらしい　日本人にほんじん　の　フォロワー　が　増ふえて　きました。purofiiru o sukoshi kaete kara, atarashii nihonjin no forowaa ga fuete kimashita.

Since I changed my profile a bit, the number of new Japanese followers has started to increase.

彼女かのじょ　は　寝坊ねぼうした　日ひ　は、　待まち合あわせ　の　時間じかん　を　変かえて　もらうこと　が　あります。kanojo wa neboushita hi wa, machiawase no jikan o kaete moraukoto ga arimasu.

On days when she oversleeps, she sometimes has the meeting time changed for her.

再配達さいはいたつ　の　時間じかん　を　変かえたい　とき　は、　追跡番号ついせきばんごう　が　必要ひつよう　です。saihaitatsu no jikan o kaetai toki wa, tsuisekibangou ga hitsuyou desu.

When you want to change the redelivery time, you need the tracking number.

家賃やちん　を　払はらう　口座こうざ　を　変かえたい　ので、　銀行ぎんこう　に　行いきます。yachin o harau kouza o kaetai node, ginkou ni ikimasu.

I want to change the bank account I use to pay rent, so I’m going to the bank.

母はは　は、　餃子ぎょうざ　の　味あじ付つけ　を　少すこし　変かえて、　前まえ　より　にんにく　を　少すくなく　しました。haha wa, gyouza no ajitsuke o sukoshi kaete, mae yori ninniku o sukunaku shimashita.

My mother changed the seasoning of the dumplings a little and used less garlic than before.

この　旅行りょこう　が　私わたし　の　人生じんせい　を　変かえました。kono ryokou ga watashi no jinsei o kaemashita.

This trip changed my life.

博物館はくぶつかん　の　存在そんざい　が　町まち　を　変かえました。hakubutsukan no sonzai ga machi o kaemashita.

The museum's presence changed the town.

自治体じちたい　の　規則きそく　に　応おうじて、　処分しょぶん　の　方法ほうほう　を　変かえます。jichitai no kisoku ni oujite, shobun no houhou o kaemasu.

We change the disposal method according to municipal rules.

サイズ　に　応おうじて、　回収かいしゅう　の　方法ほうほう　を　変かえます。saizu ni oujite, kaishuu no houhou o kaemasu.

We change the collection method according to size.

カメラ　の　位置いち　を　変かえました。kamera no ichi o kaemashita.

I changed the camera's position.

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