とって代わる – Vocabulary details

とって代かわる

Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)

1. to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

substitute

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ってかわる

very; much

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

私わたしはテレビが本ほんにとって代かわるとは思おもえない。

I don't think television will take the place of books.

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