anstatt

/anˈʃtat/

preposition B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Meaning

instead of
- Anstatt zu arbeiten, schlief er.
  
  Instead of working, he slept.

anstatt and statt are close synonyms for "instead of"; statt is the shorter, more common colloquial form.

Similar in other languages

French

au lieu de is the French word for the same thing — both mean "instead of."

1 What does anstatt mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ zu arbeiten, schlief er.

preposition

Last updated 2026-09-20