着せ替える

Japanese

Kanji in this term
着	替
き Grade: 3	か Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 着(き)せる (kiseru, “put clothes on (someone)”) + 替(か)える (kaeru, “change”). Attested from the 10th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲise̞ka̠e̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

着(き)せ替(か)える • (kisekaeru) 

1. (transitive) to change (someone's) clothes, to dress (someone)

   着(き)せ替(か)える人(にん)形(ぎょう)

   kisekaeru ningyō

   dress-up doll

   (literally, “doll that you dress”)

   • 2018 November 9, “O-sewa suki na kodomo ni osusume no kisekaeru ningyō juni-sen [Twelve favorite dress-up dolls for children who enjoy caretaking]”, in Mamari‎^[1]:

     着(き)せ替(か)える、お世(せ)話(わ)をするなどの面(おも)白(しろ)さを身(み)近(ぢか)に感(かん)じられる豪(ごう)華(か)な商(しょう)品(ひん)ではないでしょうか。

     Kisekaeru, o-sewa o suru nado no omoshirosa o mijika ni kanjirareru gōka na shōhin de wa nai deshō ka.

     Won’t it be great fun to change clothes and otherwise take care of this magnificent doll, letting you feel closeness!

Conjugation

Conjugation of "着せ替える" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	着せ替え	きせかえ	kisekae
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	着せ替え	きせかえ	kisekae
Shūshikei ("terminal")	着せ替える	きせかえる	kisekaeru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	着せ替える	きせかえる	kisekaeru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	着せ替えれ	きせかえれ	kisekaere
Meireikei ("imperative")	着せ替えよ¹ 着せ替えろ²	きせかえよ¹ きせかえろ²	kisekaeyo¹ kisekaero²
Key constructions
Passive	着せ替えられる	きせかえられる	kisekaerareru
Causative	着せ替えさせる 着せ替えさす	きせかえさせる きせかえさす	kisekaesaseru kisekaesasu
Potential	着せ替えられる 着せ替えれる³	きせかえられる きせかえれる³	kisekaerareru kisekaereru³
Volitional	着せ替えよう	きせかえよう	kisekaeyō
Negative	着せ替えない 着せ替えぬ 着せ替えん	きせかえない きせかえぬ きせかえん	kisekaenai kisekaenu kisekaen
Negative continuative	着せ替えず	きせかえず	kisekaezu
Formal	着せ替えます	きせかえます	kisekaemasu
Perfective	着せ替えた	きせかえた	kisekaeta
Conjunctive	着せ替えて	きせかえて	kisekaete
Hypothetical conditional	着せ替えれば	きせかえれば	kisekaereba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative ³ Colloquial potential

Related terms

• 着(き)せ替(か)え (kisekae, “changing (someone's) clothes”, noun)