- 1. [v5r, vi] to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to flap; to fly
- 2. [v5r, vi] to turn over; to flip over
- 3. [v5r, vi] to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch; to alter; to flip
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)
| Dictionary form | ひるがえる | (hirugaeru) |
| Polite | ひるがえります | (hirugaerimasu) |
| Past, plain | ひるがえった | (hirugaetta) |
| Past, polite | ひるがえりました | (hirugaerimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ひるがえらない | (hirugaeranai) |
| Negative, polite | ひるがえりません | (hirugaerimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ひるがえらなかった | (hirugaeranakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ひるがえりませんでした | (hirugaerimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ひるがえって | (hirugaette) |
| Potential | ひるがえれる | (hirugaereru) |
| Volitional | ひるがえろう | (hirugaerou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ひるがえれば | (hirugaereba) |
| Passive | ひるがえられる | (hirugaerareru) |
| Causative | ひるがえらせる | (hirugaeraseru) |
| Imperative | ひるがえれ | (hirugaere) |
Kanji in this word
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翻
flip, turn over, wave, flutter, change (mind)On: ホン (hon)、 ハン (han)Kun: ひるがえ.る (hirugae.ru)、 ひるがえ.す (hirugae.su)
Example Sentences
ポニーテールが翻って思わず見とれる仕草だ。
The way she flips her ponytail will charm you before you realise it.