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Meaning of 取って代わる(とってかわる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

Reading and JLPT level 取って代わる

Kana Reading とってかわる

Romaji tottekawaru

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `ru` ending

Meaning

to supplant; to supersede

Example Sentences

取って代わる, とってかわる used in context

頭(とう)のよい設備(せつび)が手作業(てさぎょう)に取って代わりました(とってかわる)。

Intelligent equipment has replaced manual labor.
伝統的な(でんとうてき)見方(みかた)(みかた)が新しい(あたらしい)見方(みかた)(みかた)に取って代わられた(とってかわる)。

Traditional viewpoints gave place to new ones.
長く(ながい)厳しい(きびしい)冬(ふゆ)が終わって(おわる)穏やか(おだやか)で暖かい(あたたかい)春(はる)に取ってかわった(とってかわる)。

The long cruel winter at last came to an end, giving place to a gentle warm spring.
中米(ちゅうべい)では森林(しんりん)が家畜(かちく)の牧場(ぼくじょう)に取って代わられている(とってかわる)。

In Central America, forests are replaced by cattle ranches.
蒸気機関車(じょうききかんしゃ)は電車(でんしゃ)に取って代わられた(とってかわる)。

Steam trains were replaced by electric trains.
車(くるま)が自転車(くるま)に取って代わった(とってかわる)。

Cars took the place of bicycles.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain

取って代わる

Plain Polite

取って代わります

Negative

取って代わらない

Negative Polite

取って代わりません

Past

Plain

取って代わった

Plain Polite

取って代わりました

Negative

取って代わらなかった

Negative Polite

取って代わりませんでした

Plain

取って代わって

Plain Polite

取って代わりまして

Negative

Negative Polite

Passive

Plain

取って代わられる

Plain Polite

取って代わられます

Negative

取って代わられない

Negative Polite

取って代わられません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

取 JLPT 3

take, fetch, take up

On: シュ

Kun: と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り

8 strokes

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代 JLPT 4

substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee

On: ダイ, タイ

Kun: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ

5 strokes

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