換える

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
換
か
Grade: S
kun’yomi

From the classical lower bigrade verb(ハ行下二段活用) かふ. Cognate with 変(か)える (kaeru), 替(か)える (kaeru) and 代(か)える (kaeru).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "換える"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
換える かえる [kàérú]
Imperative (命令形) 換えろ かえろ [kàéró]
Key constructions
Passive 換えられる かえられる [kàérárérú]
Causative 換えさせる かえさせる [kàésásérú]
Potential 換えられる かえられる [kàérárérú]
Volitional 換えよう かえよ​ー [kàéyóꜜò]
Negative 換えない かえない [kàénáí]
Negative perfective 換えなかった かえな​かった [kàénáꜜkàttà]
Formal 換えます かえま​す [kàémáꜜsù]
Perfective 換えた かえた [kàétá]
Conjunctive 換えて かえて [kàété]
Hypothetical conditional 換えれば かえれ​ば [kàéréꜜbà]

Verb

換(か)える • (kaeru) ←かへる (kaferu)?transitive ichidan (stem 換(か)え (kae), past 換(か)えた (kaeta))

Japanese verb pair
active 換える
mediopassive 換わる
  1. exchange, change for

Conjugation

References

  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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