代え

代え

"代え" means "substitute" or "replacement."

In this sentence, the word '代えた' is used as the past tense of the verb '代える', which means to replace something. It indicates an action of replacement.

新しいバッテリーに代えた場合、携帯電話はもっと長く持つでしょう。

If you replace the battery with a new one, the mobile phone will last longer.

Here, '代わりに' derives from '代え', expressing substitution or use of something in place of another. The usage denotes a replacement.

古い家具の代わりに新しい家具を購入しました。

I purchased new furniture instead of the old furniture.

In this case, the word '代えます' represents the polite form of '代える', indicating the possibility of replacing the item mentioned.

この古い鞄、修理するか、それとも新しいものに代えますか？

Will you repair this old bag or replace it with a new one?