置おき換かえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

move to another position; change the position of; rearrange

Used when changing where something is placed or rearranging the positions of items. It is transitive and often appears with 位置, 配置, or concrete objects.

• 図ずの左さ右ゆうの部ぶ品ひんの位い置ちを置おき換かえた。

  I changed the positions of the left and right parts in the diagram.

• 部屋へやを広ひろく使つかうために家か具ぐを置おき換かえた。

  I rearranged the furniture to make better use of the room.

ichidan verb, transitive verb

replace; substitute; swap; switch

Used when replacing one thing with another, or converting one expression, value, material, or system into another. The common pattern is AをBに置き換える, 'replace A with B' or 'substitute B for A.'

• 古ふるい部ぶ品ひんを新あたらしいものに置おき換かえる。

  Replace the old part with a new one.

• この式しきでは、xを3に置おき換かえて計けい算さんしてください。

  In this equation, substitute 3 for x and calculate.

• 難むずかしい表ひょう現げんを簡かん単たんな言こと葉ばに置おき換かえた。

  I replaced the difficult expression with simpler words.