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N2 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to replace, to convert, to change

      usu. 替える
    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to exchange, to interchange, to renew

      usu. 換える
    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      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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    Examples

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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. {to replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute}

      • N2

      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 change the blade. {to replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute}

      • N2

      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 exchanged into ten one-thousand yen bills at the bank. {to replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute}

      • N2

      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. {to replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute}

      • N2

      (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 when I replaced difficult words with simple ones, he still did not understand what I was saying. {to replace, to exchange, to interchange, to substitute}

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