倒置|とうちtouchi[0]heiban (flat)
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- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbturning upside down
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb, grammarinversion
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 倒置する(とうちする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 倒置します(とうちします) |
| Negative (nai) | 倒置しない(とうちしない) |
| polite (masen) | 倒置しません(とうちしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 倒置せず・倒置せぬ(とうちせず・とうちせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 倒置した(とうちした) |
| polite (mashita) | 倒置しました(とうちしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 倒置しなかった(とうちしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 倒置しませんでした(とうちしませんでした) |
| Te form | 倒置して(とうちして) |
| Potential | 倒置できる(とうちできる) |
| Passive | 倒置される(とうちされる) |
| Causative | 倒置させる(とうちさせる) |
| Causative passive | 倒置させられる(とうちさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 倒置すれば(とうちすれば) |
| tara | 倒置したら(とうちしたら) |
| Volitional | 倒置しよう(とうちしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 倒置しましょう(とうちしましょう) |
| Imperative | 倒置しろ(とうちしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related逆転ぎゃくてんNeutralRefers to a situation reversing or turning around, as in 「逆転勝ち」; the emphasis is on the change of circumstances.
- Related覆すくつがえすNeutralTo overturn or overthrow, as in 「判決を覆す」; stresses negating or doing away with what was there before.
- Related反転はんてんNeutralTo flip or reverse direction, as in 「画像を反転」; leans toward technical usage.
- Related裏返すうらがえすNeutralTo turn something inside out, as in 「靴下を裏返す」.
- Related翻すひるがえすNeutralTo flip something over; also to change one's mind, as in 「前言を翻す」.
- Relatedひっくり返すひっくりかえすNeutralA verb meaning to turn something over; common in everyday speech, as in 「テーブルをひっくり返す」.
- Related翻倒ほんとうWrittenA written, formal word for turning something upside down; little used — everyday speech says 「ひっくり返す」.
- Related顛倒てんどうNeutralTo fall or tumble over; also seen in 「本末転倒」, getting priorities the wrong way round.
- Antonym整置せいちNeutralThe antonym: arranging things neatly and in order, the opposite of inverting or jumbling them; an uncommon word.
For inverting word order or sequence, use 「倒置」, as in 「倒置法」. For physically turning something over, 「ひっくり返す」 is the everyday choice, and getting priorities backwards is 「本末転倒」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


