スワップsuwappu
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- noun, financeswap
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, computing(memory) swapping
- nounwife-swapping; swinging
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | スワップする |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | スワップします |
| Negative (nai) | スワップしない |
| polite (masen) | スワップしません |
| classical zu / nu | スワップせず・スワップせぬ |
| Past (ta) | スワップした |
| polite (mashita) | スワップしました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | スワップしなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | スワップしませんでした |
| Te form | スワップして |
| Potential | スワップできる |
| Passive | スワップされる |
| Causative | スワップさせる |
| Causative passive | スワップさせられる |
| Conditional (ba) | スワップすれば |
| tara | スワップしたら |
| Volitional | スワップしよう |
| polite (mashou) | スワップしましょう |
| Imperative | スワップしろ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym交換こうかんNeutralThe broadest word for exchange or interchange, fine in everyday and formal use; 「スワップ」 leans to technical contexts like financial swaps and memory swapping.
- SynonymトレードNeutralA loanword for trade or dealing, also for player trades between teams; a general trading term, whereas 「スワップ」 names one specific type of exchange transaction.
- Synonym取り交わすとりかわすNeutralA verb for formally exchanging documents, as in 「契約を取り交わす」; it leans formal.
- Synonym取り替えるとりかえるNeutralA verb for changing or replacing, common in speech; it stresses swapping something out for a new one.
- Synonym替えるかえるNeutralA verb for replacing or changing out people and things; this written-style spelling stresses the replacement itself.
- Related切り替えるきりかえるNeutralA verb for switching modes or moods; it stresses moving from one state to another, not a mutual exchange.
- Related引き換えるひきかえるNeutralA verb for exchanging or converting, as in 「景品と引き換える」; it stresses giving one thing to get another.
- RelatedスイッチNeutralA colloquial loanword for switches and switching; it stresses the act of toggling or changing over, with no sense of two parties exchanging.
- Related交わすかわすNeutralA verb for exchanging words, glances and the like, as in 「挨拶を交わす」; it stresses back-and-forth interaction.
- Related振り替えるふりかえるNeutralA verb for transferring money or moving something elsewhere, as with bank transfers or rescheduled days off; it leans to financial and administrative matters.
- Related転換てんかんNeutralA word for turning or converting direction, policy and the like; it stresses a change of course, not a two-way swap.
- Related入れ替えいれかえNeutralA noun for replacement or changing places, common in speech; it stresses swapping positions or membership.
- Related入れ替えるいれかえるNeutralA verb for replacing or shuffling; it stresses changing out positions, members or contents.
- Relatedすり替えるすりかえるNeutralA verb for secretly swapping one thing for another; it carries a whiff of deception, unlike legitimate exchange.
- Related付け替えるつけかえるNeutralA verb for fitting a new part or reassigning an expense to another account; it leans to practical, clerical tasks.
Use 「スワップ」 for technical exchanges such as financial swaps and memory swapping, as in 「通貨スワップ」 and 「スワップ領域」. For general exchange say 「交換」; for changing places 「入れ替える」; for replacing with a new one 「取り替える」; for a sneaky switch 「すり替える」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


