No. 535 in Japanese
変わっ
The Japanese word "変わっ" (kawatt) is the stem of the verb 変わる (kawaru), which means "to change" or "to be different."
In a sentence
彼は急に態度が変わった。
He suddenly changed his attitude.
In this sentence, '変わった' is used to describe a change that occurred, referring to a shift in the person's attitude.
このデザイン、普通のものと少し変わっていますね。
This design is slightly different from the usual ones, isn't it?
Here, '変わっています' indicates a unique or distinctive quality about the design, showing it differs from the norm.
世界が大きく変わろうとしている。
The world is about to undergo a massive change.
In this case, '変わろうとしている' conveys an ongoing or imminent transformation of the world.
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