Vocab Info

N5 う-verb (す), Transitive verb, Auxiliary verb

(かえ)to return (something), to restore, to put back

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    1. う-verb (す), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to return (something), to restore, to put back

        esp. 返す,

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      2. 2.

        to turn over, to turn upside down, to overturn

      3. 3.

        to pay back, to retaliate, to reciprocate

        esp. 返す
      4. 4.

        to respond (with), to retort, to reply, to say back

    2. Auxiliary verb, う-verb (す)

      1. 5.

        to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)

        after the -masu stem of a verb
      2. 6.

        to do again, to do repeatedly

        after the -masu stem of a verb

    All Forms

    返す 【かえす】反す 【かえす】

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    Examples

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      友達(ともだち)ペン(かえ)

      I return the pen to my friend.

      • N5

      ()んぼを(かえ)

      I plow the rice paddy. (turn over, return)

      • N5

      友達(ともだち)に:「(ぼく)漫画(まんが)(かえ)してください。」

      To my friend: 'Please give me back my manga.'

      • N5

      図書館(としょかん)(ほん)(かえ)

      I will return the books to the library.

      • N5

      図書室(としょしつ)(ほん)()んだら、(もと)場所(ばしょ)(かえ)しましょう

      After reading a book in the library, return it to its original location.

      • N4
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