Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (る), 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

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to return, to come back, to go back

      esp. 返る
    2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to turn over

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    3. Suffix, う-verb (る)

      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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    Examples

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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 deafening 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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