I Love Kanji覆す (kutsugaesu)
覆す (くつがえす, kutsugaesu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to overturn; to capsize”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- くつがえす
- Romaji
- kutsugaesu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to overturn; to capsize; to upset · godan verb, transitive
- to overthrow (government etc.) · godan verb, transitive
- to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.); to overrule · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 覆す
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 覆す | くつがえす kutsugaesu |
| Polite (~masu) | 覆します | くつがえします kutsugaeshimasu |
| Negative | 覆さない | くつがえさない kutsugaesanai |
| Polite negative | 覆しません | くつがえしません kutsugaeshimasen |
| Past | 覆した | くつがえした kutsugaeshita |
| Polite past | 覆しました | くつがえしました kutsugaeshimashita |
| Negative past | 覆さなかった | くつがえさなかった kutsugaesanakatta |
| Te-form | 覆して | くつがえして kutsugaeshite |
| Potential | 覆せる | くつがえせる kutsugaeseru |
| Passive | 覆される | くつがえされる kutsugaesareru |
| Causative | 覆させる | くつがえさせる kutsugaesaseru |
| Volitional | 覆そう | くつがえそう kutsugaesou |
| Imperative | 覆せ | くつがえせ kutsugaese |
| Conditional (~ba) | 覆せば | くつがえせば kutsugaeseba |
Kanji in 覆す
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 覆す.
Source: JMdict entry 1501490 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.