()()わる

いれかわる
verb (godan, intransitive)
to switch places; to be replaced
自動詞 intransitivemovement
See also: ()()える (transitive)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()わる()()わらない
Present polite()()わります()()わりません
Past()()わった()()わらなかった
Past polite()()わりました()()わりませんでした
て form()()わって()()わらなくて
ている present()()わっている()()わっていない
ている polite()()わっています()()わっていません
ている past()()わっていた()()わっていなかった
ている past polite()()わっていました()()わっていませんでした
Conditional ば()()われば()()わらなければ
Conditional たら()()わったら()()わらなかったら
Volitional()()わろう
Volitional polite()()わりましょう
Potential()()われる()()われない
Passive()()わられる()()わられない
Causative()()わらせる()()わらせない
Imperative()()われ()()わるな
1. to switch places; to change places; to alternate
Two or more things or people swap positions or roles. Implies a mutual exchange where one goes out and another comes in.
選手(せんしゅ)()()わった。
The players switched.
People getting off and people getting on the train switch places.
It's a story about two people whose minds and bodies switch.
2. to be replaced; to turn over; to be renewed
Members or contents of a group are gradually replaced by new ones over time.
メンバー()()わった。
The members were replaced.
It's a popular restaurant where customers constantly turn over.
New menu items come out every time the seasons change.

()()わる describes things or people swapping positions, or group membership being renewed over time.

Transitivity

ASPECT (ている):
()()わっている indicates the switch has already occurred and the new state is in effect.

Common patterns

Common expressions

()()わり()()わり means "one after another, in constant succession." Used as an adverb: ()()わり()()わり(きゃく)() (customers keep coming one after another).