Japanese

える

さしかえる
Meaning: to replace; to swap in one thing for another
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 差し替える 差し替えない
Polite 差し替えます 差し替えません
Past 差し替えた 差し替えなかった
Polite + Past 差し替えました 差し替えませんでした
Te-form 差し替えて 差し替えなくて
Potential 差し替えられる 差し替えられない
Passive 差し替えられる 差し替えられない
Causative 差し替えさせる 差し替えさせない
Imperative 差し替えろ 差し替えるな

Handwriting

差
し
替
え
る

Example sentences

The editor replaced the old photo with a new one.
発表の前に、最後のスライドだけ差し替えた。
Before the presentation, I replaced only the last slide.

Usage Notes

Use this when an existing item is removed and another is inserted, such as a photo, document page, program segment, or printed text.

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