過ちを改める · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 過ちを改める | 過ちを改めない |
| Polite | 過ちを改めます | 過ちを改めません |
| Past polite | 過ちを改めました | 過ちを改めませんでした |
| Past | 過ちを改めた | 過ちを改めなかった |
| Te-form | 過ちを改めて | 過ちを改めないで |
| Desire | 過ちを改めたい | 過ちを改めたくない |
| Potential | 過ちを改められるalso 過ちを改めれる | 過ちを改められないalso 過ちを改めれない |
| Passive | 過ちを改められる | 過ちを改められない |
| Causative | 過ちを改めさせる | 過ちを改めさせない |
| Causative passive | 過ちを改めさせられる | 過ちを改めさせられない |
| Volitional | 過ちを改めよう | |
| Polite volitional | 過ちを改めましょう | |
| Imperative | 過ちを改めろ | 過ちを改めるな |
| Conditional | 過ちを改めれば | 過ちを改めなければ |
| Tara conditional | 過ちを改めたら | 過ちを改めなかったら |
correct a fault; mend one's ways
A formal, somewhat literary expression for acknowledging and correcting one's own mistake or wrongdoing. Often used in moral or reflective contexts.
It is never too late to mend one's ways.
He had the courage to correct his own fault.