替かわる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to succeed; to relieve; to replace
esp. 替わる, 替る
Which means the owner has most likely changed.
2. to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to hand over (telephone)
esp. 代わる, 代る
Please take over for me later.
3. to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch
esp. 換わる, 換る
Could you switch places with me for a moment?
Kanji used
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Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (8 in total)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
Examples (2 in total)
Will you exchange seats with me?
This building changed hands several times.