()()える

のりかえる
verb (ichidan)
to transfer, to change (vehicles)
1. to transfer, to change (trains, buses)
To get off one vehicle and board another to continue a journey.
東京駅(とうきょうえき)()()えてください
Please transfer at Tokyo Station.
で marks the transfer point
新幹線(しんかんせん)()()える。
Transfer to the Shinkansen.
に marks what you're transferring to
()()えなし()ける
You can go there without transferring.
(つぎ)(えき)()()えてください
Please transfer at the next station.
I transfer from the subway to the bus here.
Shows transfer between different vehicle types
2. to switch, to change over
To change from one thing to another (e.g., changing providers or methods).
(べつ)会社(かいしゃ)()()えた。
I switched to a different company.
(あたら)しいスマホ()()える。
I'm switching to a new smartphone.
I switched to an electric car.
I'm changing to a different mobile carrier.
格安(かくやす)プラン()()えた。
I switched to a budget plan.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pattern: Xで()()える (transfer at X) / Xに()()える (transfer to X).

ASPECT: ている indicates completed action. ()()えている = 'has transferred.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 電車(でんしゃ)()()える (transfer trains)
  • Xで()()える (transfer at X station)
  • Xに()()える (transfer to X line/train)
  • ()()え (transfer—noun)
  • ()()案内(あんない) (transfer information)

COMPOUND VERB: This is a compound of ()る (to ride) + ()える (to change).

TRAVEL VOCABULARY:

  • ()()(えき) (transfer station)
  • 直通(ちょくつう) (direct, non-stop—opposite concept)