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N2 る-verb, Transitive verb

()えるto replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to replace, to convert, to change

        usu. 替える
      2. 2.

        to exchange, to interchange, to renew

        usu. 換える
      3. 3.

        to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

        usu. 代える

    All Forms

    替える 【かえる】換える 【かえる】代える 【かえる】

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      空港(くうこう)(えん)をドルに()えました。

      I exchanged yen for dollars at the airport.

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      剃刀(かみそり)()(あじ)(わる)いので、()()ましょう。

      The razor is not cutting well, so let's replace the blade.

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      銀行(ぎんこう)(いち)(まん)(えん)(せん)(えん)(さつ)(じゅう)(まい)()てもらった。

      I had ten thousand yen changed into ten one-thousand yen bills at the bank.

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      彼女(かのじょ)(からだ)()っている。言葉(ことば)()えると、いわゆる売春(ばいしゅん)である。

      She is selling her body. To interchange words, it is what is called prostitution.

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      (むずか)しい言葉(ことば)簡単(かんたん)言葉(ことば)()てもなお、(かれ)(わたし)言葉(ことば)理解(りかい)しなかった。

      Even after I changed the difficult words into simpler ones, he still didn't understand what I was saying.

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