asemele

[ˈɑsemele]

instead, instead of

Examples

Vanade puumajade asemele ehitati moodsad kõrghooned.

Modern high-rise buildings were built in place of old wooden houses.

Sisalikul kasvab murdunud saba asemele uus.

A lizard grows a new tail in place of the broken one.

Kui tema ära läheb, siis pole kedagi asemele võtta.

If he leaves, there is no one to replace him.

vana asemele uus

a new one in place of the old one

kedagi asemele võtma

to take someone as a replacement

millegi muu või kellegi teise asendajaks, samale kohale

Definitions, examples and word forms are partly based on the EKI Combined Dictionary (Eesti Keele Instituut, Sõnaveeb), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Dictio has edited and added to them. Sources and licenses