倒置
倒置する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 倒置する | 倒置しない |
| Polite | 倒置します | 倒置しません |
| Past polite | 倒置しました | 倒置しませんでした |
| Past | 倒置した | 倒置しなかった |
| Te-form | 倒置して | 倒置しないで |
| Desire | 倒置したい | 倒置したくない |
| Potential | 倒置できる | 倒置できない |
| Passive | 倒置される | 倒置されない |
| Causative | 倒置させる | 倒置させない |
| Causative passive | 倒置させられる | 倒置させられない |
| Volitional | 倒置しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 倒置しましょう | |
| Imperative | 倒置しろ | 倒置するな |
| Conditional | 倒置すれば | 倒置しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 倒置したら | 倒置しなかったら |
Meanings
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
turning upside down; inverting vertically
A Sino-Japanese technical or formal term for placing or showing something upside down, especially by reversing top and bottom. In everyday speech, 逆さにする is often more natural.
Display the image upside down.
With this setting, the screen is turned upside down.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
inversion; inverted word order
Grammar term for reversing the normal word order, often for emphasis or stylistic effect. Commonly appears in discussions of grammar, rhetoric, and translation.
In this sentence, the word order is inverted for emphasis.
In English, the subject and auxiliary verb may invert in questions.
Usage patterns
- 〈物〉を倒置するto turn something upside down (reverse top and bottom)
They flipped the photo upside down and displayed it on the wall.
- 語順を倒置するto invert the normal word order
In this sentence, the word order is inverted for emphasis.
- 主語と動詞を倒置するto invert the subject and verb
In English questions, the subject and verb are inverted.
- 倒置が起こるfor inversion to occur (in a sentence)
When a negative adverb comes at the start of a sentence, inversion can occur.