変わらない · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 変わらない | 変わらなくない |
| Polite | 変わらないです | 変わらなくないですalso 変わらなくありません |
| Past polite | 変わらなかったです | 変わらなくなかったですalso 変わらなくありませんでした |
| Past | 変わらなかった | 変わらなくなかった |
| Te-form | 変わらなくて | 変わらなくなくて |
| Adverbial | 変わらなく | |
| Conditional | 変わらなければ | 変わらなくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 変わらなかったら | 変わらなくなかったら |
unchanging; constant; invariant
Describes something that remains the same over time; often used in set phrases like 変わらない友情 or いつもと変わらない.
His kindness hasn't changed since the old days.
The usual morning scene, unchanged as always.
He still has the same kindness he had ten years ago.
The two of them have nurtured an unchanging friendship.
She greeted me with her usual, unchanging smile.
可変 describes something that can be changed or varied, the opposite of 変わらない, which describes something that stays the same.
変わりやすい describes something that changes easily or is fickle, directly opposite to 変わらない, which describes something constant.
変わりない is a noun-based expression often used in greetings like お変わりありませんか, while 変わらない is a plain i-adjective describing something that stays the same.
Negative form of the verb 変わる (to change), from classical 変はる (kafaru). The adjectival use as 'unchanging' is a natural extension of the negative verb form.