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N4 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb, Suffix

(かえ)to return, to come back, to go back, to turn over, (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely, (to become) completely

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to return, to come back, to go back

      esp. 返る
    2. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to turn over

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    3. Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending

      3.

      to become extremely, to become completely

      after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る

    All Forms

    返る 【かえる】反る 【かえる】

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      時々(ときどき)子供(こども)(とき)(かえ)りたくなります。

      Sometimes I want to go back to my childhood.

      • N4

      (やま)頂上(ちょうじょう)大声(おおごえ)()したらこだまが(かえ)ってきた。

      When I shouted at the top of the mountain, a defeaning echo returned.

      • N4

      もしも過去(かこ)(かえ)れるとしたら、どんな時代(じだい)(かえ)りたいですか?

      If you could go back in time, what era would you like to return to?

      • N4

      ずっと連絡(れんらく)()れていなかった(おい)から(ひさ)しぶりに返事(へんじ)(かえ)ってきた。

      My nephew, whom I had not heard from for a long time, responded to me for the first time in ages.

      • N3

      今日(きょう)先週(せんしゅう)(おこな)った期末(きまつ)テストが(かえ)ってきますが、あまり結果(けっか)期待(きたい)はしていません。

      Today we get back the final exams that we did last week, but I am not too hopeful about the results.

      • N3
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