BhashaInstead meaning in Odia: ବଦଳରେ (badaḷare) or ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତେ (paribartte). “instead” is an adverb. Put it after the thing being replaced: “cha badaḷare pani”, water instead of tea.
Which Odia word to use
How to say “instead” in Odia
Odia puts the replaced thing first and the word after it, the opposite of English: “instead of tea” becomes ଚା ବଦଳରେ (cha badaḷare). ବଦଳରେ is what people say in conversation; ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତେ is the formal word you will see in newspapers and official letters. When “instead” stands alone at the end of an English sentence, Odia usually spells out what is being replaced: ଏହା ବଦଳରେ, “in place of this”.
“Instead” in Odia sentences
Drink water instead of tea.
ଚା ବଦଳରେ ପାଣି ପିଅ।
He went to Puri instead of Cuttack.
ସେ କଟକ ବଦଳରେ ପୁରୀ ଗଲେ।
There was no bus, so we walked instead.
ବସ୍ ନ ଥିଲା, ତେଣୁ ଆମେ ଏହା ବଦଳରେ ଚାଲି ଚାଲି ଗଲୁ।
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