裏返す|うらがえすuragaesu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 裏返す(うらがえす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 裏返します(うらがえします) |
| Negative (nai) | 裏返さない(うらがえさない) |
| polite (masen) | 裏返しません(うらがえしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 裏返さず・裏返さぬ(うらがえさず・うらがえさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 裏返した(うらがえした) |
| polite (mashita) | 裏返しました(うらがえしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 裏返さなかった(うらがえさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 裏返しませんでした(うらがえしませんでした) |
| Te form | 裏返して(うらがえして) |
| Potential | 裏返せる(うらがえせる) |
| Passive | 裏返される(うらがえされる) |
| Causative | 裏返させる(うらがえさせる) |
| Causative passive | 裏返させられる(うらがえさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 裏返せば(うらがえせば) |
| tara | 裏返したら(うらがえしたら) |
| Volitional | 裏返そう(うらがえそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 裏返しましょう(うらがえしましょう) |
| Imperative | 裏返せ(うらがえせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym反転はんてんWrittenA noun for reversing direction or inverting an image, as in 「白黒反転」; it has a written, technical tone.
- Synonym翻すひるがえすWrittenFlips or makes something flutter, and also means changing one's mind, as in 「前言を翻す」; leans toward written prose.
- Synonymひっくり返すひっくりかえすNeutralTurns the whole thing over or knocks it over, and can also mean overturning a decision; 「裏返す」 focuses on swapping front and back.
- Antonym表返すNeutralTurns something back to its front side; the opposite of 「裏返す」.
Use 「裏返す」 to turn clothes or paper to the reverse side. For knocking something over or overturning a decision, use 「ひっくり返す」; for reversing direction or inverting an image, 「反転」; for changing one's mind, 「翻す」.
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