Conjugation

改める

あらためるaratameru

inspect

Ichidan verb, group 2.

Conjugated like いる, 見る, 得る, ばれる, 汚れる, 聞き入れる

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative改めますあらためますaratamemasu
    2. negative改めませんあらためませんaratamemasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative改めましたあらためましたaratamemashita
    2. negative改めませんでしたあらためませんでしたaratamemasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 改めてあらためてaratamete
    2. request改めてくださいあらためてくださいaratamete kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 改めましょうあらためましょうaratamemashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative改めたいあらためたいaratametai
    2. negative改めたくないあらためたくないaratametakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative改めるあらためるaratameru
    2. negative改めないあらためないaratamenai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative改めたあらためたaratameta
    2. negative改めなかったあらためなかったaratamenakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain改めているあらためているaratamete iru
    2. polite改めていますあらためていますaratamete imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain改められるあらためられるaratamerareru
    2. polite改められますあらためられますaratameraremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 改めたらあらためたらaratametara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain改められるあらためられるaratamerareru
    2. polite改められますあらためられますaratameraremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 改めようあらためようaratameyō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order改めろあらためろaratamero
    2. ban改めるなあらためるなaratameru na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative改めればあらためればaratamereba
    2. negative改めなければあらためなければaratamenakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain改めさせるあらためさせるaratamesaseru
    2. polite改めさせますあらためさせますaratamesasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain改めさせられるあらためさせられるaratamesaserareru
    2. polite改めさせられますあらためさせられますaratamesaseraremasu