How to Say ‘It changed’ in Japanese
変わりました
kawari mashi ta
[kah-WAH-ree mah-shee tah]
💬 Usage Tip: 変わりました means something changed by itself, with no one named as doing it. That makes it the natural way to report schedule changes without assigning blame.
Phrase Breakdown
変わり
kawari
[kah-WAH-ree]
change (to)
Stem of 変わる, 'to change' (intransitive); something changes by itself.
予定が変わりました。
The schedule changed.
まし
mashi
[mah-shee]
polite past marker part
まし is part of the polite past ending in ました.
予約をましました。
I made the reservation.
た
ta
[tah]
past tense ending
This ending completes the polite past tense form.
空席がございまし た。
There were vacant seats.
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