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write + instead of N
kaku kawari ni
instead of N; in place of N; instead of doing — also, to compensate
今日はお茶の代わりに水でいいよ。
kyou wa o cha no kawari ni mizu de ii yo.
Water instead of tea is fine today. casual
駅から遠い代わりに、家賃が安い。
eki kara tooi kawari ni, yachin ga yasui.
It's far from the station, but the rent is cheap to make up for it. neutral
- dictionary form
- past
- negative
- negative + past
- na-adjective
- noun
- formal