Japanese reference
乗り換える
のりかえる
to transfer; to change trains
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | のりかえる (norikaeru)transfer |
| Polite, masu | のりかえます (norikaemasu)transfer |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | のりかえない (norikaenai)do not transfer |
| Polite negative | のりかえません (norikaemasen)do not transfer |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | のりかえた (norikaeta)transferred |
| Polite past | のりかえました (norikaemashita)transferred |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | のりかえなかった (norikaenakatta)did not transfer |
| Polite past negative | のりかえませんでした (norikaemasendeshita)did not transfer |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | のりかえて (norikaete)transferring (and then) |
| Polite te-form | のりかえまして (norikaemashite)transferring (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | のりかえている (norikaeteiru)be transferring |
| Polite te-iru | のりかえています (norikaeteimasu)be transferring |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | のりかえれば (norikaereba)if you transfer |
| Rare literary polite conditional | のりかえますれば (norikaemasureba)if you transfer (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | のりかえたら (norikaetara)if you transfer |
| Polite conditional, tara | のりかえましたら (norikaemashitara)if you transfer |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | のりかえられる (norikaerareru)can transfer |
| Polite potential | のりかえられます (norikaeraremasu)can transfer |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | のりかえよう (norikaeyou)let's transfer! |
| Polite volitional | のりかえましょう (norikaemashou)let's transfer! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | のりかえたい (norikaetai)want to transfer |
| Polite desire, tai | のりかえたいです (norikaetaidesu)want to transfer |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | のりかえられる (norikaerareru)be affected when someone transfers |
| Polite passive | のりかえられます (norikaeraremasu)be affected when someone transfers |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | のりかえさせる (norikaesaseru)make or let someone transfer |
| Polite causative | のりかえさせます (norikaesasemasu)make or let someone transfer |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | のりかえさせられる (norikaesaserareru)be made to transfer |
| Polite causative-passive | のりかえさせられます (norikaesaseraremasu)be made to transfer |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | のりかえるな (norikaeruna)do not transfer! |
| Polite negative request | のりかえないでください (norikaenaidekudasai)please do not transfer |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | のりかえます (norikaemasu)transfer |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | のりかえません (norikaemasen)do not transfer |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | のりかえました (norikaemashita)transferred |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | のりかえませんでした (norikaemasendeshita)did not transfer |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | のりかえてください (norikaetekudasai)please transfer |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | のりかえないでください (norikaenaidekudasai)please do not transfer |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | のりかえましょう (norikaemashou)let's transfer! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | のりかえてもいい (norikaetemoii)may transfer |
| Polite permission | のりかえてもいいです (norikaetemoiidesu)may transfer |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | のりかえてはいけない (norikaetehaikenai)must not transfer |
| Polite prohibition | のりかえてはいけません (norikaetehaikemasen)must not transfer |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | のりかえなさい (norikaenasai)transfer (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | のりかえてみる (norikaetemiru)try to transfer |
| Polite try doing | のりかえてみます (norikaetemimasu)try to transfer |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | のりかえてしまう (norikaeteshimau)transfer completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | のりかえてしまいます (norikaeteshimaimasu)transfer completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | のりかえておく (norikaeteoku)transfer in advance |
| Polite preparation | のりかえておきます (norikaeteokimasu)transfer in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | のりかえたことがある (norikaetakotogaaru)have the experience of: transferred |
| Polite past experience | のりかえたことがあります (norikaetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: transferred |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | のりかえると (norikaeruto)whenever you transfer |
| Polite automatic result | のりかえますと (norikaemasuto)whenever you transfer |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | のりかえるなら (norikaerunara)if you mean to transfer |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | のりかえるだろう (norikaerudarou)probably transfer |
| Polite probability | のりかえるでしょう (norikaerudeshou)probably transfer |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | のりかえろ (norikaero)transfer! |
| Polite request | のりかえてください (norikaetekudasai)please transfer |
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