Japanese reference
着替える
きがえる
to change clothes
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 | きがえる (kigaeru)change clothes |
| Polite, masu | きがえます (kigaemasu)change clothes |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | きがえない (kigaenai)do not change clothes |
| Polite negative | きがえません (kigaemasen)do not change clothes |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | きがえた (kigaeta)changed clothes |
| Polite past | きがえました (kigaemashita)changed clothes |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | きがえなかった (kigaenakatta)did not change clothes |
| Polite past negative | きがえませんでした (kigaemasendeshita)did not change clothes |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | きがえて (kigaete)changing clothes (and then) |
| Polite te-form | きがえまして (kigaemashite)changing clothes (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | きがえている (kigaeteiru)be changing clothes |
| Polite te-iru | きがえています (kigaeteimasu)be changing clothes |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | きがえれば (kigaereba)if you change clothes |
| Rare literary polite conditional | きがえますれば (kigaemasureba)if you change clothes (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 | きがえたら (kigaetara)if you change clothes |
| Polite conditional, tara | きがえましたら (kigaemashitara)if you change clothes |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | きがえられる (kigaerareru)can change clothes |
| Polite potential | きがえられます (kigaeraremasu)can change clothes |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | きがえよう (kigaeyou)let's change clothes! |
| Polite volitional | きがえましょう (kigaemashou)let's change clothes! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | きがえたい (kigaetai)want to change clothes |
| Polite desire, tai | きがえたいです (kigaetaidesu)want to change clothes |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | きがえられる (kigaerareru)be affected when someone changes clothes |
| Polite passive | きがえられます (kigaeraremasu)be affected when someone changes clothes |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | きがえさせる (kigaesaseru)make or let someone change clothes |
| Polite causative | きがえさせます (kigaesasemasu)make or let someone change clothes |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | きがえさせられる (kigaesaserareru)be made to change clothes |
| Polite causative-passive | きがえさせられます (kigaesaseraremasu)be made to change clothes |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | きがえるな (kigaeruna)do not change clothes! |
| Polite negative request | きがえないでください (kigaenaidekudasai)please do not change clothes |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | きがえます (kigaemasu)change clothes |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | きがえません (kigaemasen)do not change clothes |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | きがえました (kigaemashita)changed clothes |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | きがえませんでした (kigaemasendeshita)did not change clothes |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | きがえてください (kigaetekudasai)please change clothes |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | きがえないでください (kigaenaidekudasai)please do not change clothes |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | きがえましょう (kigaemashou)let's change clothes! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | きがえてもいい (kigaetemoii)may change clothes |
| Polite permission | きがえてもいいです (kigaetemoiidesu)may change clothes |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | きがえてはいけない (kigaetehaikenai)must not change clothes |
| Polite prohibition | きがえてはいけません (kigaetehaikemasen)must not change clothes |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | きがえなさい (kigaenasai)change clothes (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | きがえてみる (kigaetemiru)try to change clothes |
| Polite try doing | きがえてみます (kigaetemimasu)try to change clothes |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | きがえてしまう (kigaeteshimau)change clothes completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | きがえてしまいます (kigaeteshimaimasu)change clothes completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | きがえておく (kigaeteoku)change clothes in advance |
| Polite preparation | きがえておきます (kigaeteokimasu)change clothes in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | きがえたことがある (kigaetakotogaaru)have the experience of: changed clothes |
| Polite past experience | きがえたことがあります (kigaetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: changed clothes |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | きがえると (kigaeruto)whenever you change clothes |
| Polite automatic result | きがえますと (kigaemasuto)whenever you change clothes |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | きがえるなら (kigaerunara)if you mean to change clothes |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | きがえるだろう (kigaerudarou)probably change clothes |
| Polite probability | きがえるでしょう (kigaerudeshou)probably change clothes |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | きがえろ (kigaero)change clothes! |
| Polite request | きがえてください (kigaetekudasai)please change clothes |
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