替える (Kaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to replace, to convert, to change, to exchange”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto replace; to convert; to changeusu. 替える
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto exchange; to interchange; to renewusu. 換える
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)usu. 代える
Examples
背に腹は代えられぬ。
I have to eat, too.
部屋を替えてください。
Please change my room?
彼は円をドルと換えた。
He exchanged yen for dollars.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).