1.
to change clothes; to get changed
To take off current clothes and put on different ones.
汗をかいたので着替えたい。
I'm sweaty so I want to change clothes.
仕事から帰ったら、すぐに楽な服に着替える。
When I get home from work, I immediately change into comfortable clothes.
子供を着替えさせてから出かけた。
I got the child changed before going out.
制服に着替えてから学校に行く。
I change into my uniform before going to school.
更衣室で着替えて、プールに入った。
I changed in the locker room and got in the pool.
着替える is both transitive and intransitive. It can mean "to change one's own clothes" (intransitive use) or "to change [specific clothing]" (transitive use).
ASPECT ({ている}):
着替えている typically indicates an ongoing action of changing clothes.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 服に着替える - to change into clothes
- 着替えさせる - to change someone's clothes (causative)
- 着替え - change of clothes (noun form)
PARTICLE USAGE:
- [clothing]に着替える - to change into [clothing]
- [clothing]を着替える - to change [specific clothing item]
RELATED WORDS:
- 着替え - spare clothes, change of clothes
- 更衣室 - changing room, locker room