- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

common (kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5r, vi] to succeed; to relieve; to replace — esp. 替わる, 替る
  2. 2. [v5r, vi] to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone) — esp. 代わる, 代る
  3. 3. [v5r, vi] to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch — esp. 換わる, 換る

Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)

Dictionary form (kawaru)
Polite (kawarimasu)
Past, plain (kawatta)
Past, polite (kawarimashita)
Negative, plain (kawaranai)
Negative, polite (kawarimasen)
Past negative, plain (kawaranakatta)
Past negative, polite (kawarimasendeshita)
Te-form (kawatte)
Potential (kawareru)
Volitional (kawarou)
Conditional (―ba) (kawareba)
Passive (kawarareru)
Causative (kawaraseru)
Imperative (kaware)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

Jim wrote the letter for Betty.
The company has changed hands three times.