模様替え|もようがえmoyougae[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verbrearranging; remodeling; remodelling
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 模様替えする(もようがえする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 模様替えします(もようがえします) |
| Negative (nai) | 模様替えしない(もようがえしない) |
| polite (masen) | 模様替えしません(もようがえしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 模様替えせず・模様替えせぬ(もようがえせず・もようがえせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 模様替えした(もようがえした) |
| polite (mashita) | 模様替えしました(もようがえしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 模様替えしなかった(もようがえしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 模様替えしませんでした(もようがえしませんでした) |
| Te form | 模様替えして(もようがえして) |
| Potential | 模様替えできる(もようがえできる) |
| Passive | 模様替えされる(もようがえされる) |
| Causative | 模様替えさせる(もようがえさせる) |
| Causative passive | 模様替えさせられる(もようがえさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 模様替えすれば(もようがえすれば) |
| tara | 模様替えしたら(もようがえしたら) |
| Volitional | 模様替えしよう(もようがえしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 模様替えしましょう(もようがえしましょう) |
| Imperative | 模様替えしろ(もようがえしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym改造かいぞうNeutralMajor rebuilding that changes the structure itself, as in 「改造車」; its scope is larger than 「模様替え」, which covers rearranging rooms and shop decor.
- Related手直してなおしNeutralSmall fixes or tweaks to something already finished; touching up imperfect spots rather than rearranging the layout like 「模様替え」.
- Related入れ替えるいれかえるNeutralSwapping out what is inside for something else, as in 「空気を入れ替える」; about replacing contents, not redoing a room's arrangement.
- Related組み替えるくみかえるNeutralChanging how things are put together or organized, e.g. reshuffling classes; about recombination, not redecorating.
- Related変容へんようWrittenWritten/formal prose for an overall change in appearance or state; describes a transformation, not the rearranging of rooms that 「模様替え」 refers to.
- Related替えるかえるNeutralCommon everyday word for replacing or exchanging one thing for another; general swapping, not specifically redoing a room's arrangement.
- Related改変かいへんWrittenWritten/formal prose for altering or rewriting the content itself; changing what something says, not rearranging a room.
- Related直すなおすNeutralThe most common everyday word: fixing what is broken or correcting what is wrong; repairing and correcting rather than rearranging.
- Related置き換えるおきかえるNeutralMoving something to another place or substituting it with something else; about position or replacement, not redoing a layout.
Use 「模様替え」 for rearranging a room's layout or a shop's decor, as in 「部屋の模様替え」. For large-scale rebuilding use 「改造」, and for small touch-ups 「手直し」. 「入れ替える」, 「替える」 and 「置き換える」 are for swapping or replacing things, 「組み替える」 for reorganizing how things are combined, and 「直す」 for everyday repairs. In formal prose, 「変容」 is an overall transformation and 「改変」 an alteration of content.
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