statt, instatt, anstatt in German

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statt and anstatt both mean “instead of” in German.

• statt = instead of; common and a bit shorter/more neutral
  Statt Kaffee trinke ich Tee.
• anstatt = instead of; same meaning, often slightly more emphatic or formal
  Anstatt zu warten, ging er nach Hause.

instatt is not standard German. You probably mean anstatt.

With a noun, statt/anstatt is usually followed by the genitive in formal German, but dative is common in everyday speech: statt des Autos / statt dem Auto.

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