おきかえる
Okikaeru
Other forms: 置きかえる、置換える、置き替える、置き変える
置き換える (Okikaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to move (something) to another location, to change the position of, to rearrange, to replace”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto replace; to exchange; to switch; to change; to swap; to substitute
Examples
現在のバージョンは、アップグレード版で置き換えます。
We will replace the current version with the upgrade.
戦争は私たちの幸せを奪い取って、代わりに恐怖で置きかえたのよ。
War has taken away our happiness and replaced it with horror.
波乱万丈の人生か。テレビでみるのはいいけど、わが身に置きかえれば結構きついね。
A stormy life? It's fine to watch that kind of thing on TV but I wouldn't actually want to live it.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).