No. 895 in Japanese
変え
"Change" or "alteration."
In a sentence
今日の計画を変える必要があります。
We need to change today's plan.
Using 変える to indicate modifying or altering a plan.
環境問題に対して意識を変えなければなりません。
We must change our awareness towards environmental issues.
Using 変えなければ to express the necessity of changing an awareness.
彼は行動を変えて、新しい目標に集中しています。
He has changed his behavior and is focusing on a new goal.
Using 変えて to describe altering one's behavior in a transformational way.
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