Example sentences
Formation
(i) {V/Adjective い} informal | 代わりに | |
話す代わりに | Instead of talking | |
高い代わりに | Instead of being expensive | |
(ii) Adjective な stem | {な/だった}代わりに | |
静か{な/だった}代わりに | Is/was quiet but (to make up for ~) | |
(iii) Noun | {の/だった}代わりに | |
先生の代わりに | In place of the teacher | |
いい先生だった代わりに | Someone was a good teacher, but (to make up for ~) |