Grammar Info

N3 Lesson 10: 16/21

に代(か)わってIn place of, On behalf of, To succeed

Structure

Noun + に代(か)わって(1)

(1) に代(か)わり

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About に代わって

に代(か)わって is an expression that will only appear with nouns, conveying that (B) is doing something 'in place of (A)', or 'on behalf of (A)'. This is a combination of the case marking particle に, the う - Verb 代(か)わる 'to substitute', and the conjunction particle て.

に代わり may also be used, as this is the formal conjunctive. Also known as the conjunctive form.

Fun Fact

In this construction, に is acting as a location marker, rather than specifically meaning 'for (A)'. What this means is that に代(か)わる is the act of removing (A) from its place, and exchanging it for (B). This is why に代(か)わって may also be used in the meaning of 'to succeed', or 'to replace', as switching (A) to (B) may be permanent.

  • 今日(きょう)は社長(しゃちょう)に代(か)わって、私(わたし)が会議(かいぎ)を進(すす)めます。
    Today, I will take charge of the meeting in place of the CEO.
  • 父(ちち)に代(か)わって、皆(みんな)に挨拶(あいさつ)をした。
    In place of my father, I greeted everyone.

Examples

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    月(つき)に代(かわ)ってお仕置(しお)きよ。

    On behalf of the moon, I will punish you!

    私(わたし)に代(かわ)って説明(せつめい)をしてくれてありがとう。

    Thank you for explaining it on my behalf.

    私(わたし)に代(かわ)って、あなたが発表(はっぴょう)をすることになった。

    It has been decided that you will do the presentation instead of me.

    機長(きちょう)に代(かわ)って副操縦士(ふくそうじゅうし)が操縦(そうじゅう)した。

    The co-pilot flew on behalf of the captain (of the aircraft).

    社長(しゃちょう)に代(かわ)って、山田(やまだ)さんが乾杯(かんぱい)の挨拶(あいさつ)をします。

    On behalf of the CEO, Mr. Yamada will do the toast.

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      に代わって – Grammar Discussion

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      • eefara

        eefara

        What is the difference between に代わって and かわりに? The former feels more formal, but that isn’t noted in the grammar explanation if so.

      • Johnathan-Weir

        Johnathan-Weir

        Based on this video and the other reading it’s like so,

        〜かわりに - casual/semi-formal
        〜にかわって - formal/business
        〜にかわり - formal writing

        Also, based on some other reading 〜にかわって is almost exclusively used with people.

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