変わります（かわります、kawarimasu）
- to change

The Japanese word 変わります 変わります means "to change," "to be altered," "to transform," or "to vary." It indicates a shift or modification in state, condition, or appearance. It implies a transition from one thing to another. The meaning can vary based on the context, but the core idea of alteration remains consistent. The verb 変わります 変わります is intransitive, meaning it usually doesn't take a direct object. It describes the subject undergoing the change.

⚫︎天気が変わります Translation: The weather will change. ⚫︎考えが変わりました Translation: My opinion has changed. ⚫︎色が変わります Translation: The color will change.

⚫︎ Use 変わります 変わります when describing a change happening to something or someone. ⚫︎ It is often used to describe changes in: ⚫︎ Physical state (weather, appearance) ⚫︎ Mental state (opinion, feelings) ⚫︎ Quantity or quality ⚫︎ Pay attention to the context to understand the specific type of change. ⚫︎ It's a common and versatile verb used in everyday conversation and writing.

⚫︎ The base form of the verb is 変わる. ⚫︎ 変わります 変わります is the polite form (masu-form) of the verb, used in general conversation. ⚫︎ Kanji: 変わる ⚫︎ Hiragana: かわる ⚫︎ There are no significant variations in the okurigana for this word in common usage.

⚫︎ 変化する (へんかする) - to change; to transform (more formal) ⚫︎ 変わる - (less formal) ⚫︎ 転換する (てんかんする) - to convert; to switch (implies a more significant shift)

⚫︎ 変わらない (かわらない) - does not change; remains the same ⚫︎ 同じ (おなじ) - same ⚫︎ 不变 (ふへん) - unchanging

夏の暑さが秋に変わります。 ・Translation: The summer heat will change to autumn. ・Explanation: This sentence illustrates a change in the season and temperature, indicating a shift from summer to autumn.

彼の気持ちが変わります。 ・Translation: His feelings will change. ・Explanation: This sentence shows a change in someone's emotional state, indicating the alteration of feelings.

The verb 変わる is formed from the verb stem 変 (ka-), meaning "to change" or "to transform," and the auxiliary verb ある (aru), meaning "to be". It indicates "a state of being changed".