改める (Aratameru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to change, to alter, to revise, to replace”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto change; to alter; to revise; to replace
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto reform; to correct; to mend; to improveocc. as 革める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto examine; to check; to inspectocc. as 検める
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto do properly; to do formally
Examples
彼は生き方を改めた。
He amended his way of living.
彼らはその制度を改めた。
They changed the system.
どうして考えを改めたのですか。
What made you change your mind?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).