No. 1,783 in Swedish
ersätta
"Replace" or "compensate."
In a sentence
Jag måste ersätta min trasiga telefon med en ny.
I need to replace my broken phone with a new one.
Here, 'ersätta' is used to mean replacing one object with another.
Företaget planerar att ersätta pappersrapporter med digitala format.
The company plans to replace paper reports with digital formats.
In this sentence, 'ersätta' refers to substituting one method or medium for another.
Arbetstagarna ska ersättas för sina resekostnader.
The employees will be reimbursed for their travel expenses.
Here, 'ersätta' is employed to convey compensating someone for incurred costs.
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