- 1. [adj-no, adj-na, n] reverse; opposite
- 2. [adj-na, n] converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
- 3. [n-pref] {math} inverse (function)
Other entries for 逆
- 逆 【さか】 inverse; reverse
Conjugation — Adjective (―na)
This word itself does not change -- these are forms of the copula だ ("to be") attached to it.
| Attributive (before a noun) | ぎゃくな | (gyakuna) |
| Non-past, plain | ぎゃくだ | (gyakuda) |
| Non-past, polite | ぎゃくです | (gyakudesu) |
| Past, plain | ぎゃくだった | (gyakudatta) |
| Past, polite | ぎゃくでした | (gyakudeshita) |
| Negative, plain | ぎゃくじゃない | (gyakujanai) |
| Negative, polite | ぎゃくじゃないです | (gyakujanaidesu) |
| Past negative, plain | ぎゃくじゃなかった | (gyakujanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ぎゃくじゃなかったです | (gyakujanakattadesu) |
| Te-form | ぎゃくで | (gyakude) |
| Conditional (―nara) | ぎゃくなら | (gyakunara) |
Kanji in this word
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逆
inverted, reverse, opposite, wickedOn: ギャク (gyaku)、 ゲキ (geki)Kun: さか (saka)、 さか.さ (saka.sa)、 さか.らう (saka.rau)
Example Sentences
夫の方が殴ったと彼女は言っているが、実はその逆だった。
She said that her husband hit her, but in fact it was the other way around.