Vocab Info

N3 Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

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

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    1. Noun, する-verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

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

    All Forms

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

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    • Pitch Accent

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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 leave 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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