anstelle
Translation
instead of, in place of
Examples
Anstelle eines Buches las er eine Zeitung.
Instead of a book, he read a newspaper.
Anstelle von dir gehe ich zum Treffen.
I'll go to the meeting instead of you.
Grammar Patterns
anstelle + et2 (gen.) instead of sth. Instead of the boss, his representative came.
anstelle von + et3 (dat.) instead of sth. Instead of wine, I'm drinking water.
Similar Words
Synonyms: statt; Antonyms: zusätzlich zu (in addition to)
Etymology
From 'an' (at/on) + 'Stelle' (place). Literally means 'at the place of'.
Memory Tips
Imagine putting something 'an' (at) the 'Stelle' (place) of something else, thus replacing it.