立(た)て替(か)える

たてかえる
verb (ichidan)
to pay in advance, to front money
他動詞 transitivefinance
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present立(た)て替(か)える立(た)て替(か)えない
Present polite立(た)て替(か)えます立(た)て替(か)えません
Past立(た)て替(か)えた立(た)て替(か)えなかった
Past polite立(た)て替(か)えました立(た)て替(か)えませんでした
て form立(た)て替(か)えて立(た)て替(か)えなくて
ている present立(た)て替(か)えている立(た)て替(か)えていない
ている polite立(た)て替(か)えています立(た)て替(か)えていません
ている past立(た)て替(か)えていた立(た)て替(か)えていなかった
ている past polite立(た)て替(か)えていました立(た)て替(か)えていませんでした
Conditional ば立(た)て替(か)えれば立(た)て替(か)えなければ
Conditional たら立(た)て替(か)えたら立(た)て替(か)えなかったら
Volitional立(た)て替(か)えよう—
Volitional polite立(た)て替(か)えましょう—
Potential立(た)て替(か)えられる立(た)て替(か)えられない
Passive立(た)て替(か)えられる立(た)て替(か)えられない
Causative立(た)て替(か)えさせる立(た)て替(か)えさせない
Imperative立(た)て替(か)えろ立(た)て替(か)えるな
1. to pay in advance for someone, to front money
To pay for something on someone else's behalf, expecting to be repaid later.
代金(だいきん)を立(た)て替(か)えておきました。
I paid in advance for you.
交通費(こうつうひ)を立(た)て替(か)えてもらえますか。
Could you front my transportation costs?
立(た)て替(か)えた分(ぶん)は後(あと)で請求(せいきゅう)します。
I'll bill you later for what I fronted.

立(た)て替(か)える means to pay for something on someone else's behalf, with the expectation of being reimbursed later.

Transitivity

Etymology

Formed from 立(た)てる (to set up) + 替(か)える (to replace). The meaning relates to temporarily "standing in" for someone financially.

Common patterns

  • ～を立(た)て替(か)える: to front the cost of ~
  • 立(た)て替(か)えておく: to pay in advance (and keep the receipt)
  • 立(た)て替(か)えてもらう: to have someone front the money

Forms

立(た)て替(か)え: advance payment, fronting money

Usage

  • Business expenses reimbursed by the company
  • Friends paying for each other temporarily
  • Travel and transportation costs

Related Words

Related: 立(た)て替(か)え (noun form: advance payment)
Related: 立(た)て替(か)え払(ばら)い (paying on someone's behalf)
Compare: 肩代(かたが)わり (taking over (a debt or responsibility))
Compare: 肩代(かたが)わりする (to take over (a burden, debt, responsibility))
Related: 立替金(たてかえきん) (money paid on someone else's behalf)
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Added 2026.1.16 17:43 · Revised 2026.10.3 21:43
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