()()える

いいかえる
verb (ichidan)
to rephrase, to put differently
他動詞 transitivecommunication
See also: ()()えれば (conditional expression)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()える()()えない
Present polite()()えます()()えません
Past()()えた()()えなかった
Past polite()()えました()()えませんでした
て form()()えて()()えなくて
ている present()()えている()()えていない
ている polite()()えています()()えていません
ている past()()えていた()()えていなかった
ている past polite()()えていました()()えていませんでした
Conditional ば()()えれば()()えなければ
Conditional たら()()えたら()()えなかったら
Volitional()()えよう
Volitional polite()()えましょう
Potential()()えられる()()えられない
Passive()()えられる()()えられない
Causative()()えさせる()()えさせない
Imperative()()えろ()()えるな
1. to rephrase, to say in other words
To express the same meaning using different words, often to make something clearer.
Please rephrase that more simply.
I rephrased it so that even a child could understand.
困難(こんなん)(むずか)しい()()えるわかりやすい
If you rephrase 'konnan' as 'muzukashii,' it becomes easier to understand.
When explaining to foreigners, I often rephrase Sino-Japanese words into simpler native Japanese words.
2. in other words (when used as an expression)
Used as a transitional phrase to introduce a rephrased or clarified statement.
In other words, he refused.
[Note: ()()えれば is commonly used to mean 'in other words']
()()える時間(じかん)()りないということだ。
In other words, there isn't enough time.
He's cautious. In other words, he's slow to make decisions.
This system is unfair. In other words, it's a structure where only some people benefit.
Success, in other words, is nothing other than the result of effort.

()()える is a transitive verb (他動詞(たどうし)) meaning to rephrase or express differently.

Etymology

ASPECT (ている):
()()いる is rarely used; the verb is typically used in non-progressive forms.

Common patterns

Common expressions