変態する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 変態する | 変態しない |
| Polite | 変態します | 変態しません |
| Past polite | 変態しました | 変態しませんでした |
| Past | 変態した | 変態しなかった |
| Te-form | 変態して | 変態しないで |
| Desire | 変態したい | 変態したくない |
| Potential | 変態できる | 変態できない |
| Passive | 変態される | 変態されない |
| Causative | 変態させる | 変態させない |
| Causative passive | 変態させられる | 変態させられない |
| Volitional | 変態しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 変態しましょう | |
| Imperative | 変態しろ | 変態するな |
| Conditional | 変態すれば | 変態しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 変態したら | 変態しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
transformation; change of form
A somewhat formal or literary word for changing into a different form or nature. For everyday 'change', 変化 is usually more neutral.
In the story, the young man transforms into a beast at night.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
abnormality; deviance
Refers to an abnormal or deviant state, not necessarily sexual. As a standalone modern word this use can sound uncommon or technical, and it may be confused with the much more common 'pervert' sense.
In older technical books, 変態 is sometimes used as a word for an abnormal state.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Biology term for an organism changing form during development, such as a tadpole becoming a frog or a larva becoming an adult insect.
A tadpole undergoes metamorphosis and becomes a frog.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
phase transformation; transition; modification
Technical use in chemistry and physics, especially for a material or structure changing phase, crystal form, or modification.
When heated, this alloy transforms into a different crystal structure.
The larva metamorphoses into an adult insect via the pupal stage.
This alloy undergoes a phase transformation at high temperatures.
I think that guy is kind of a pervert.
His hobbies are a bit perverted.
変態 is a broader, more general word for 'pervert' or someone with abnormal sexual tendencies, while 痴漢 specifically denotes a person who gropes or molests others in public places like trains.
変態 implies genuinely deviant or abnormal sexual behavior, while エロ (as a person-describing prefix) is milder, often joking slang for someone lewd.
変態 is the full, harsher word for a pervert, whereas エッチ is the clipped, milder slang form used teasingly.
変態 emphasizes sexual deviance or abnormality, whereas ど助平 focuses on being obsessively lecherous rather than 'deviant'.
phase transformation; phase transition
abnormal mentality; abnormal psychology