"に代わって" meaning in Japanese

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Adverb

Forms: に代わって [canonical] (ruby: ()), ni kawatte [romanization]
Etymology: From に (ni), particle indicating location + 代わって, conjunctive form of 代わる (kawaru, “substitute”). Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb|に かわって}} に代(か)わって • (ni kawatte)
  1. for…, in place of…, instead of… Related terms: に代えて: instead of… in place of… (ni kaete)
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Download raw JSONL data for に代わって meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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