Japanese reference
変更する
へんこうする
to change (a plan, setting or order)
Irregular · 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 | へんこうする (henkousuru)change |
| Polite, masu | へんこうします (henkoushimasu)change |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | へんこうしない (henkoushinai)do not change |
| Polite negative | へんこうしません (henkoushimasen)do not change |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | へんこうした (henkoushita)changed |
| Polite past | へんこうしました (henkoushimashita)changed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | へんこうしなかった (henkoushinakatta)did not change |
| Polite past negative | へんこうしませんでした (henkoushimasendeshita)did not change |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | へんこうして (henkoushite)changing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | へんこうしまして (henkoushimashite)changing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | へんこうしている (henkoushiteiru)be changing |
| Polite te-iru | へんこうしています (henkoushiteimasu)be changing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | へんこうすれば (henkousureba)if you change |
| Rare literary polite conditional | へんこうしますれば (henkoushimasureba)if you change (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 | へんこうしたら (henkoushitara)if you change |
| Polite conditional, tara | へんこうしましたら (henkoushimashitara)if you change |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | へんこうできる (henkoudekiru)can change |
| Polite potential | へんこうできます (henkoudekimasu)can change |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | へんこうしよう (henkoushiyou)let's change! |
| Polite volitional | へんこうしましょう (henkoushimashou)let's change! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | へんこうしたい (henkoushitai)want to change |
| Polite desire, tai | へんこうしたいです (henkoushitaidesu)want to change |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | へんこうされる (henkousareru)be changed |
| Polite passive | へんこうされます (henkousaremasu)be changed |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | へんこうさせる (henkousaseru)make or let someone change |
| Polite causative | へんこうさせます (henkousasemasu)make or let someone change |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | へんこうさせられる (henkousaserareru)be made to change |
| Polite causative-passive | へんこうさせられます (henkousaseraremasu)be made to change |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | へんこうするな (henkousuruna)do not change! |
| Polite negative request | へんこうしないでください (henkoushinaidekudasai)please do not change |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | へんこうします (henkoushimasu)change |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | へんこうしません (henkoushimasen)do not change |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | へんこうしました (henkoushimashita)changed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | へんこうしませんでした (henkoushimasendeshita)did not change |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | へんこうしてください (henkoushitekudasai)please change |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | へんこうしないでください (henkoushinaidekudasai)please do not change |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | へんこうしましょう (henkoushimashou)let's change! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | へんこうしてもいい (henkoushitemoii)may change |
| Polite permission | へんこうしてもいいです (henkoushitemoiidesu)may change |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | へんこうしてはいけない (henkoushitehaikenai)must not change |
| Polite prohibition | へんこうしてはいけません (henkoushitehaikemasen)must not change |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | へんこうしなさい (henkoushinasai)change (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | へんこうしてみる (henkoushitemiru)try to change |
| Polite try doing | へんこうしてみます (henkoushitemimasu)try to change |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | へんこうしてしまう (henkoushiteshimau)change completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | へんこうしてしまいます (henkoushiteshimaimasu)change completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | へんこうしておく (henkoushiteoku)change in advance |
| Polite preparation | へんこうしておきます (henkoushiteokimasu)change in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | へんこうしたことがある (henkoushitakotogaaru)have the experience of: changed |
| Polite past experience | へんこうしたことがあります (henkoushitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: changed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | へんこうすると (henkousuruto)whenever you change |
| Polite automatic result | へんこうしますと (henkoushimasuto)whenever you change |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | へんこうするなら (henkousurunara)if you mean to change |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | へんこうするだろう (henkousurudarou)probably change |
| Polite probability | へんこうするでしょう (henkousurudeshou)probably change |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | へんこうしろ (henkoushiro)change! |
| Polite request | へんこうしてください (henkoushitekudasai)please change |
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