How to use 代わりに/代わって = かわりに/ かわって
= kawari ni / kawatte

Maggie Sensei · Mar 22, 2026

「今日はマギー先生の代わりに私達が日本語を教えます。」

= きょうはマギーせんせいのかわりにわたしたちがにほんごをおしえます。

= Kyou wa Maggie Sensei no kawari ni watashitachi ga nihongo wo oshiemasu.

= Today we will teach you Japanese instead of Maggie-sensei.

Hi everyone! We are your guest teachers today, Louie and Ellie.

We are going to study how to use 代わりに ( = かわりに = kawari ni) and 代わって ( = かわって = kawatte).

First, there are a few different kanji for かわる = kawaru, so let’s look at the differences.

I will explain them one by one, but first I’ll start with 変わる = かわる = kawaru, which is the most commonly used of the four.

変わる = かわる = kawaru (the state /…