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N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

()わるto succeed, to relieve, to replace, to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to succeed, to relieve, to replace

      esp. 替わる, 替る
    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to take the place of, to substitute for, to take over for, to represent, to hand over (telephone)

      esp. 代わる, 代る
    3. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be exchanged, to change (places with), to switch

      esp. 換わる, 換る

    All Forms

    替わる 【かわる】代わる 【かわる】換わる 【かわる】替る 【かわる】代る 【かわる】換る 【かわる】

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    Examples

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      土地(とち)()ったらお(かね)()った。

      When I sold the land, it converted into money.

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      (かぜ)北風(きたかぜ)から南風(みなみかぜ)()ったようです。

      It seems that the wind has changed from north to south.

      • N3

      学校(がっこう)食堂(しょくどう)のメニューは(いっ)週間(しゅうかん)(ごと)()わるそうだ。

      I heard that the menu in the school cafeteria changes every week.

      • N3

      (つか)れている(ちち)()わって高速(こうそく)道路(どうろ)運転(うんてん)()わる(こと)にしました。

      I decided to swap for the driving on the expressway with my tired father.

      • N3

      オペレーター:「担当(たんとう)(しゃ)電話(でんわ)()わるまで、もう少々(しょうしょう)このままでお()(くだ)さい。」

      Operator: ‘Please wait a moment as I transfer your call to the responsible person.’

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