Japanese

える

ぬりかえる
Meaning: to repaint; to renew; to break (a record)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 塗り替える 塗り替えない
Polite 塗り替えます 塗り替えません
Past 塗り替えた 塗り替えなかった
Polite + Past 塗り替えました 塗り替えませんでした
Te-form 塗り替えて 塗り替えなくて
Potential 塗り替えられる 塗り替えられない
Passive 塗り替えられる 塗り替えられない
Causative 塗り替えさせる 塗り替えさせない
Imperative 塗り替えろ 塗り替えるな

Handwriting

塗
り
替
え
る

Example sentences

He broke the world record.
建物の外壁を白く塗り替えた。
The building's exterior walls were repainted white.
窓枠を白く塗り替えた。
I repainted the window frame white.

Usage Notes

Can refer to repainting something or, figuratively, to renewing something or breaking a record.

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