互換する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 互換する | 互換しない |
| Polite | 互換します | 互換しません |
| Past polite | 互換しました | 互換しませんでした |
| Past | 互換した | 互換しなかった |
| Te-form | 互換して | 互換しないで |
| Desire | 互換したい | 互換したくない |
| Potential | 互換できる | 互換できない |
| Passive | 互換される | 互換されない |
| Causative | 互換させる | 互換させない |
| Causative passive | 互換させられる | 互換させられない |
| Volitional | 互換しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 互換しましょう | |
| Imperative | 互換しろ | 互換するな |
| Conditional | 互換すれば | 互換しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 互換したら | 互換しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
interchange; interchangeability; mutual substitutability
Used when two parts, systems, formats, or standards can replace or work in place of each other. 互換する is relatively technical and means to be mutually interchangeable or compatible.
This part is interchangeable with the old-model part.
The two standards are not mutually compatible.
Mathematical term, especially in permutation theory, for a transposition that swaps two elements.
Any permutation can be expressed as a product of transpositions.
noun-modifying (irregular)
compatible; interchangeable
Prenominal use before another noun, common in product and technology terms such as 互換インク, 互換機, and 互換ソフト.
I bought compatible ink for the printer.
I launched the old software in compatibility mode.
This part is interchangeable with the old model.
Even the new version maintains compatibility with old data.
This software runs in compatibility mode.
upward compatible; forward compatible · downward compatible; backward compatible · inferior version; less effective equivalent