To Transform Oneself
To Be Transformed
intransitive verb, ichidan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means change so you'd think the verb version is "to change" but it's a little different. This word means to transform oneself or to be transformed, which is a lot like "to change" but this is more like when a person transforms themself into something else, like a dinosaur.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:
You try to transform. You want to turn into something awesome, like a dinosaur, but then *poof* you turn into a sheep. "Baaaa," you say. "Baaa."
女も男もメイクで化けることが出来る。
Both women and men can be transformed with makeup.
タヌキは人間に化けるのが上手です。
Raccoons are good at transforming themselves into human beings.
中古のポルシェがに三年後、一千万円に化けたって本当ですか?
Is it true that a used Porsche turned into ten million yen three years later?
私の家は一年間のリノベーションで国宝レベルの家に化けた。
My house was transformed into a national treasure-level house within a year of renovation.