How to Say ‘Anything new / something changed’ in Japanese
変わったこと
kawatsu ta koto
[kah-waht tah koh-toh]
💬 Usage Tip: [変わった] here means "changed" or "new," not just "strange." In [変わったこと], it asks about anything different since last time.
Phrase Breakdown
変わっ
kawatsu
[kah-waht]
changed
From 変わる, meaning 'to change.' This form describes something that has changed.
変わったことはありますか。
Has anything changed?
た
ta
[tah]
past marker
This completes the past descriptive form, as in 'changed.'
変わったことを聞きました。
I heard about the changed matter.
こと
koto
[koh-toh]
thing / matter
Refers to an event, matter, or thing.
大事なことを話しました。
We talked about an important matter.
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