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 + sth.gen instead of sth. Instead of the boss, his representative came.
anstelle von + sth.dat instead of sth. Instead of wine, I'm drinking water.
Similar Words
Synonyms: statt; Antonyms: zusätzlich zu (in addition to)
Etymology
Comes from 'an' (at/on) and 'Stelle' (place). The literal meaning is 'in the place of'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as taking the 'stelle' (place) 'an' (of) something else.