Inversion

"Inversion" in Japanese

倒置

tōchi

(deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject, in questions with auxiliary verbs and for the purpose of emphasis)

倒置法

tōchihō

(deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject, in questions with auxiliary verbs and for the purpose of emphasis)

転倒

tentō

(deviation from standard word order by putting the predicate before the subject, in questions with auxiliary verbs and for the purpose of emphasis)

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