Vocab Info

N2 る-verb, Transitive verb

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

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to replace, to convert, to change

      usu. 替える
    2. る-verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to exchange, to interchange, to renew

      usu. 換える
    3. る-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】

    Details

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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.

      • 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 replace the blade.

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

      • 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.

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

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