in place of in German can be: statt (adverb), statt (preposition) or anstatt (preposition).
- instead, in place of, rather than
- an der Stelle von
- als Ersatz für
- anstelle von
Example:
- Er nahm den Bus statt des Autos.
- Statt zu arbeiten, spielte er.
- Sie trank Wasser statt Wein.
- instead of, in place of
- anstelle von
- als Ersatz für
Example:
- Er trinkt Tee statt Kaffee.
- Wir fahren Fahrrad statt Auto.
- instead of, in place of
- an Stelle von
- statt
Example:
- Ich nehme Tee anstatt Kaffee.
- Anstatt zu helfen, verließ er den Raum.
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