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VocabJLPT N5
to change
Godan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to change
  2. 2. to be transformed
  3. 3. to move to
  4. 4. to be different
This verb means to change or to transform, describing when something becomes different from what it was before. It is an intransitive verb, so the thing that changes is the subject, not an object. For example, it can describe a person changing, a situation shifting, or a color transforming.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

When the wind picks up, the color of the sea changes.

Sentence 2

"That changes the meaning," my friend said.

Sentence 3

It's true — those words really did change how I felt.

Sentence 4

When I step outside, the color of the sky changes.

Sentence 5

"Wait, it already changed?" I asked.