Is it correct to say this in japanese guys? アンナさんは来週、家を変えるつもりです。 - Feed Post by REI0

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  Kimbo

  に is usually used to show direction and movement, so perhaps "家に帰るつもりです" would be a better fit?

  September 13, 2014 at 9:59pm
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  mog86uk

  Are you sure you mean 変える (かえる), which means "transform, convert, alter, ..."? 変える is a transitive verb and using を with it is normal.
  
  帰る (かえる) "return, go home, leave, ..." is an intransitive verb, so it makes sense that を would not be used with that.
  
  If you do mean it like "change (house) = move (house)", then a better word taught on JCJP is 移る (うつる) "to move (house), to transfer (department), ..."

  September 14, 2014 at 12:36am
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  REI0

  I get what you mean guys, first of all thanks for helping me out :) . The thing is that I found this sentence already built on my textbook in the exercise and I'm kinda forced to use it (the verb), even if I agree with you that I could use better verbs. Instead to move in a rented room, it's a whole house, so, I should say the same sentence with 家 and not with 下宿. It's a change of house, and my question is, using the verb 変える and the 家 what particle is correct to use? That was my main doubt!

  September 14, 2014 at 2:30am
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  Kimbo

  Don't listen to me. I'm just an idiot xD (My mind jumped the gun to a familiar pattern)

  September 14, 2014 at 5:33am
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  REI0

  it's ok man. I appreciate anyway the interest! :D

  September 14, 2014 at 3:34pm
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  mog86uk

  を is the correct particle to use in that sentence. The house is the direct object of the transitive verb; the house is the item in the sentence that the subject is performing the action on.
  
  Using を in the sentence: "Anna, next week, intends to change house".
  Using に instead: "Anna, next week, intends to change TO a house".
  
  If Anna is currently homeless but next week is going to be changing to living in a house, then that second sentence could be what you want... I might not be correct though... ^^
  
  This Weblio thesaurus page is useful. Shows the "家を変える" is valid, and shows the alternatives too:
  http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/content/%E5%AE%B6%E3%82%92%E5%A4%89%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B
  
  @Kimbo I actually thought you were being sharp minded to notice that a mistake might have been made, when you suggested 帰る. I thought you were correct. :P

  September 14, 2014 at 9:53pm
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  REI0

  Thank you sooo much! I really am happy when after hours spent studying on this website, I can receive even this kind of help! I really appreciate all of this! Thank you thank you thank you for clearing my doubts! :D
  
  P.S. : Thx for the link, very useful!

  September 14, 2014 at 11:33pm
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  Kimbo

  Then... I never said anything! Forget my previous comment! xD

  September 15, 2014 at 6:04am