No. 15,234 in German
umgekehrt
Reversed; vice versa.
In a sentence
Die Straße war heute umgekehrt gesperrt.
The street was closed in the opposite direction today.
In this sentence, 'umgekehrt' indicates a reversal or a direction being switched.
Im umgekehrten Fall würden wir verlieren.
In the reverse case, we would lose.
Here, 'umgekehrt' is used adjectivally to describe a situation that is reversed or opposite.
Er trug die Jacke umgekehrt.
He wore the jacket inside out.
In this example, 'umgekehrt' describes something turned inside out or inverted, showing how the word can express physical reversal.
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