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翻る · godan verb (-ru)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	翻ひるがえる	翻ひるがえらない
Polite	翻ひるがえります	翻ひるがえりません
Past polite	翻ひるがえりました	翻ひるがえりませんでした
Past	翻ひるがえった	翻ひるがえらなかった
Te-form	翻ひるがえって	翻ひるがえらないで
Desire	翻ひるがえりたい	翻ひるがえりたくない
Potential	翻ひるがえれる	翻ひるがえれない
Passive	翻ひるがえられる	翻ひるがえられない
Causative	翻ひるがえらせる	翻ひるがえらせない
Causative passive	翻ひるがえらせられるalso 翻ひるがえらされる	翻ひるがえらせられないalso 翻ひるがえらされない
Volitional	翻ひるがえろう
Polite volitional	翻ひるがえりましょう
Imperative	翻ひるがえれ	翻ひるがえるな
Conditional	翻ひるがえれば	翻ひるがえらなければ
Tara conditional	翻ひるがえったら	翻ひるがえらなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

Describes something light, like a flag, curtain, or piece of paper, moving in the wind or air.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

turn over; flip over

Used when something like a page, a card, or a piece of cloth flips or turns over, often by itself or due to wind.

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

suddenly change; switch; flip

Refers to a sudden, often dramatic change in attitude, opinion, policy, or expression. Common with words like 態度, 意見, 表情.

判はん決けつが翻ひるがえるfor a court ruling to be overturned
上じょう級きゅう裁さい判ばん所しょで判はん決けつが翻ひるがえった。
The ruling was overturned by the higher court.
態たい度どが翻ひるがえるfor someone's attitude to suddenly change
彼かれの態たい度どが急きゅうに翻ひるがえった。
His attitude suddenly changed.
旗はたが翻ひるがえるfor a flag to flutter or wave
校こう庭ていで旗はたが翻ひるがえっていた。
A flag was fluttering in the schoolyard.
ページが翻ひるがえるfor a page to flip or turn over
風かぜで本ほんのページが翻ひるがえった。
The pages of the book flipped over in the wind.

翻ひるがえすN1
翻る is the intransitive form used when a flag or cloth flutters on its own, while 翻す is the transitive verb meaning to make it flutter.

なびくN1sense 1
なびく describes something long and flexible like hair or grass swaying steadily in the wind, while 翻る suggests a sharper, more visible flapping or flipping motion, as with a flag.
一いっ変ぺんN2sense 3
一変する emphasizes a complete, total transformation of a situation, while 翻る focuses on a sudden, often surprising reversal of an attitude, opinion, or decision.
ひらひらN1sense 1
ひらひら is an onomatopoeic adverb describing light, repeated fluttering motion, while 翻る is the verb naming the action of fluttering or flapping itself.
変かわるN4sense 3
変わる is the general, neutral verb for 'to change,' while 翻る implies a sudden, dramatic flip, as in a reversed opinion or ruling.

The kanji 翻 means 'flutter' or 'turn over'. The reading ひるがえる is a native Japanese verb. The exact derivation is uncertain.