Translation guide
To reverse something so the inner surface becomes the outer surface, or to search or change something thoroughly.
To turn a flexible object (clothing, bag, etc.) so the inside becomes the outside.
Transitive verb meaning to turn something inside out. Use this when you are the one doing the action.
To search a place very thoroughly, often causing disorder.
Literally 'turn over and search', used when you ransack a place looking for something.
部屋中をひっくり返して探したけど、見つからなかった。
I turned the whole room inside out looking for it, but couldn't find it.
To radically change a system, organization, or way of thinking.
Means 'change from the root', used for fundamental transformations.
会社の仕組みを根本から変える必要がある。
We need to turn the company's structure inside out.
裏返す specifically means turning inside out (reversing surfaces). ひっくり返す means flipping or overturning, and can be used for inside out but is less precise. For clothing, 裏返す is standard.
Do not translate 'turn inside out' word-for-word as 内側を外側にする. It is unnatural. Use the verbs or phrases above.
シャツを裏返して洗濯してください。
Please turn the shirt inside out before washing it.
ポケットを裏返して中身を確認した。
I turned the pocket inside out and checked the contents.
Intransitive verb meaning to become inside out, often by itself or accidentally.
風で傘が裏返った。
The umbrella turned inside out in the wind.
Means to turn over or flip, and can be used for turning something inside out, though it's broader.
靴下をひっくり返して履いた。
I put the sock on inside out.
Literally 'examine by turning inside out', used for a meticulous check.
書類を裏返しにして調べた。
I examined the documents inside out.
Can also mean to overturn or completely change a situation or idea.
常識をひっくり返す発明だ。
It's an invention that turns common sense inside out.