化ける
- Level
- N1
- Part of speech
- Ichidan verb, intransitive verb
- Frequency
- Popular
Reading
- ばけるIchidan verbintransitive verb
Meanings
- 1
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to turn oneself into; to transform oneself into
Ichidan verbintransitive verb - 2
to disguise oneself (as)
Ichidan verbintransitive verb - 3
to change (into); to transform; to metamorphose
Ichidan verbintransitive verb - 4
to change radically (for the better); to transform; to improve dramatically and unexpectedly (e.g. of an actor, sportsperson, stock price); to make a complete turnaround
Ichidan verbintransitive verb
Conjugation
化ける · Ichidan verb
| Form | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 化けるばける | 化けますばけます |
| Negative | 化けないばけない | 化けませんばけません |
| Past | 化けたばけた | 化けましたばけました |
| Past negative | 化けなかったばけなかった | 化けませんでしたばけませんでした |
| Te-form | 化けてばけて | 化けましてばけまして |
| Want to (-tai) | 化けたいばけたい | 化けたいですばけたいです |
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