乗り換える (Norikaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to transfer (trains), to change (bus, train), to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.), to switch (to a different system, method, etc.)”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto transfer (trains); to change (bus, train)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
Examples
乗り換えるのですか。
Do I have to change trains?
新宿で乗り換えなさい。
Change trains at Shinjuku.
次の駅で乗り換えます。
We'll change trains at the next station.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).