()わりやすい

かわりやすい
i-adjective
changeable; fickle; unstable
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()わりやすい()わりやすくない
Past()わりやすかった()わりやすくなかった
て form()わりやすくて()わりやすくなくて
Adverbial()わりやすく
Conditional ば()わりやすければ()わりやすくなければ
Conditional たら()わりやすかったら()わりやすくなかったら
1. changeable; prone to change; unstable; fickle
Describes something that changes easily or frequently. Commonly used for weather, moods, and other things that are unpredictable or inconsistent.
(やま)天気(てんき)()わりやすい。
Mountain weather is changeable.
(はる)気温(きおん)()わりやすい季節(きせつ)だ。
Spring is a season when temperatures fluctuate easily.
彼女(かのじょ)気分(きぶん)()わりやすいので、()()いにくい。
She's hard to get along with because her moods change easily.

Formed from the verb ()わる (to change) + やすい (easy to). Describes things that are prone to frequent or unpredictable change.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 天気(てんき)()わりやすい: changeable weather
  • 気分(きぶん)()わりやすい: moody, having changeable moods
  • ()わりやすい性格(せいかく): fickle personality
  • ()わりやすい天候(てんこう): unstable weather conditions

GRAMMAR:
This is a compound adjective built with the ~やすい pattern (verb stem} + やすい = "easy to ~" or "tends to ~"). It conjugates as a regular i-adjective: {変()わりやすくない (not changeable), ()わりやすかった (was changeable).

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 不安定(ふあんてい): unstable — more formal, used for systems, situations, and conditions
  • 気まぐれ(きまぐれ): whimsical, capricious — focuses on unpredictable behavior in people