甘味料として砂糖がはちみつに取って代わった。

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English Translation

Sugar replaced honey as a sweetener.

Furigana

甘味料(あまみりょう)として砂糖(さとう)がはちみつに取(と)って代(か)わった。

Romanji

Amamiryō toshite satō ga hachimitsu ni totte kawatta.

Words

甘味料 (かんみりょう)

sweetener (sugar, honey, saccharin, maltose, etc.); sweetening agent; sweetening

として (として)

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

砂糖 (さとう)

sugar

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

蜂蜜 (はちみつ、はつみつ、ハチミツ)

honey

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

取る (とる)

to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose; to steal; to eat; to have (a meal); to remove (one's glasses, etc.); to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play

替わる (かわる)

to succeed; to relieve; to replace; to take the place of; to substitute for; to take over for; to represent; to be exchanged; to change (places with); to switch