noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verbyojijukugoputting the cart before the horse;mistaking the means for the end;getting one's priorities backwards
あなたの言っていることは本末転倒だと思わないかい?
Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse?
Other forms
本末顛倒 【ほんまつてんとう】 (rarely used kanji form) · 本末顚倒 【ほんまつてんとう】 (rarely used kanji form)