覆し (クツガエシ)
Kutsugaeshi · くつがえし — to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule
Other ways to say “to overturn” in Japanese →
覆し in rōmaji: kutsugaeshi.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
覆し
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
覆す
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| 読み (Reading) |
クツガエシ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-サ行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
覆し
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| 読み・基本形 |
クツガエス
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| 表記・基本形 |
覆す
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| 見出し語の読み |
クツガエス
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Used mainly in formal or written Japanese to mean 'to overturn' a decision, theory, or government; less common in casual conversation than ひっくり返す.
その判決を覆す証拠が必要だ。
Sono hanketsu o kutsugaesu shōko ga hitsuyō da.
We need evidence to overturn that ruling.
彼の説を覆すのは難しい。
Kare no setsu o kutsugaesu no wa muzukashii.
It's difficult to disprove his theory.
⚖️ Commonly confused with ひっくり返す (hikkurikaesu), which is more casual and physical, while 覆す is abstract and formal.
覆し means “to overturn, to capsize, to upset; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.), to disprove (an established theory etc.), to overrule” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
覆します
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| て形 (Te-form) |
覆して
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| 過去形 (Past) |
覆した
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
覆さない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
覆しましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
覆せる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
覆される
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
覆させる
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