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Learn Hardcore Japanese: kaeru - to replace

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 18
/kaeru

kaeru

Word

替かえるkaeru

Meaning

to replace

Part of speech

group 2, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of kaeru

電気代でんきだい　が　高たかい　なら、　省しょうエネ家電かでん　に　替かえた　ほう　が　いい。denkidai ga takai nara, shouenekaden ni kaeta hou ga ii.

If your electricity bill is high, you’d better switch to energy-saving appliances.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

古ふるい　電池でんち　を　新あたらしい　電池でんち　に　替かえます。furui denchi o atarashii denchi ni kaemasu.

I replace the old battery with a new one.

懐中電灯かいちゅうでんとう　の　乾電池かんでんち　を　替かえる　前まえ　に、　コンセント　の　場所ばしょ　も　確認かくにんした。kaichuudentou no kandenchi o kaeru mae ni, konsento no basho mo kakuninshita.

Before changing the flashlight batteries, I also checked where the outlet was.

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