Vocab Info

N3 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

交代(こうたい)alternation, change, relief, relay, shift, substitution (sports, etc.), taking turns

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      change, alternation, rotation, replacement, substitution, shift, relief, taking turns

    All Forms

    交代 【こうたい】交替 【こうたい】交代 【こうだい】交替 【こうだい】

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    Examples

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      (ほか)社員(しゃいん)交代(こうたい)休暇(きゅうか)()る。

      To take turns taking leaving with other employees.

      • N3

      (わたし)たちは交代(こうたい)(よる)(はん)(つく)っています。

      We take turns cooking dinner.

      • N3

      (かれ)好調(こうちょう)ではないので(ほか)選手(せんしゅ)交代(こうたい)する(こと)になりました。

      He was not doing well and we had to replace him with another player.

      • N3

      警察官(けいさつかん)交代(こうたい)()(じゅう)()時間(じかん)大使館(たいしかん)(まわ)りの警備(けいび)(つづ)けています。

      Police officers take turns maintaining security around the embassy for twenty-four hours a day.

      • N3

      (つま)非常(ひじょう)(つか)れているようだったので安全(あんぜん)のために交代(こうたい)して運転(うんてん)する(こと)にした。

      My wife seemed very tired, so we decided to take turns driving for safety reasons.

      • N2
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