No. 12,599 in Korean
대신한다
"To replace" or "to act on behalf of."
In a sentence
그는 나를 대신해서 회의에 참석했다.
He attended the meeting on my behalf.
In this sentence, '대신하다' is used to denote substituting or taking someone's place in a task or role.
저는 커피 대신 차를 마시겠습니다.
I will drink tea instead of coffee.
Here, '대신하다' expresses preference or choice of one item over another.
프로그래머가 수작업을 프로그램으로 대신한다.
A programmer replaces manual work with software.
In this example, '대신하다' signifies the replacement of one method or process by another.
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