かえす
返す
N5Common wordGodan verb (su ending)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to return (something)•to restore•to put back
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to turn over•to turn upside down•to overturn
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to pay back•to retaliate•to reciprocate
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to respond (with)•to retort•to reply•to say back
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb (su ending)
to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)
Auxiliary verb, Godan verb (su ending)
to do again•to do repeatedly
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Basic
Present辞書形
返す(かえす)
Negativeない形
返さない(かえさない)
Pastた形
返した(かえした)
Past Negativeなかった形
返さなかった(かえさなかった)
Te-formて形
返して(かえして)
Voice & Mood
Potential可能形
返せる(かえせる)
Passive受身形
返される(かえされる)
Causative使役形
返させる(かえさせる)
Volitional意向形
返そう(かえそう)
Imperative命令形
返せ(かえせ)
Conditionalば形
返せば(かえせば)
Example Sentences
彼は私を殴り返した。
He hit me back.
必ず明日その本を返しなさい。
Don't fail to return the book tomorrow.
彼は借りたお金を全部返した。
He gave back all the money he had borrowed.
僕はケンにそのかばんを返した。
I gave the bag back to Ken.
彼は私の辞書を返すのを忘れた。
He forgot to give back my dictionary.