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Conjugation of Japanese verb 戻る - return - modoru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    もど
    modo

    Meaning

    return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻る

    Reading

    もどる
    modoru

    Meaning

    to return / does return / will return

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ない

    Reading

    もどない
    modonai

    Meaning

    to not return / does not return / will not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻ます

    Reading

    もどます
    modomasu

    Meaning

    to return / does return / will return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ません

    Reading

    もどません
    modomasen

    Meaning

    to not return / does not return / will not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻た

    Reading

    もどた
    modota

    Meaning

    did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻なかった

    Reading

    もどなかった
    modonakatta

    Meaning

    did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻ました

    Reading

    もどました
    modomashita

    Meaning

    did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ませんでした

    Reading

    もどませんでした
    modomasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻て

    Reading

    もどて
    modote

    Meaning

    return, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    戻ないで

    Reading

    もどないで
    modonaide

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    戻なくて

    Reading

    もどなくて
    modonakute

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻まして

    Reading

    もどまして
    modomashite

    Meaning

    return, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ませんで

    Reading

    もどませんで
    modomasende

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    戻ろ

    Reading

    もどろ
    modoro

    Meaning

    return!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    戻よ

    Reading

    もどよ
    modoyo

    Meaning

    return! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    戻るな

    Reading

    もどるな
    modoruna

    Meaning

    do not return!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻なさい

    Reading

    もどなさい
    modonasai

    Meaning

    return!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻なさるな

    Reading

    もどなさるな
    modonasaruna

    Meaning

    do not return!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    戻てください

    Reading

    もどてください
    modotekudasai

    Meaning

    please return

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お戻ください

    Reading

    おもどください
    omodokudasai

    Meaning

    kindly return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ないでください

    Reading

    もどないでください
    modonaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not return

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お戻なさいませ

    Reading

    おもどなさいませ
    omodonasaimase

    Meaning

    please return

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お戻なさいますな

    Reading

    おもどなさいますな
    omodonasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻ている

    Reading

    もどている
    modoteiru

    Meaning

    is doing return / is return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻ています

    Reading

    もどています
    modoteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing return / is return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ていません

    Reading

    もどていません
    modoteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing return / is not return(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻ていた

    Reading

    もどていた
    modoteita

    Meaning

    was doing return / was return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻ていました

    Reading

    もどていました
    modoteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing return / was return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ていませんでした

    Reading

    もどていませんでした
    modoteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing return / was not return(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻よう

    Reading

    もどよう
    modoyou

    Meaning

    let's return / will return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻まい

    Reading

    もどまい
    modomai

    Meaning

    let's not return / will not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻ましょう

    Reading

    もどましょう
    modomashou

    Meaning

    let's return / will return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ますまい

    Reading

    もどますまい
    modomasumai

    Meaning

    let's not return / will not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻るだろう

    Reading

    もどるだろう
    modorudarou

    Meaning

    will probably return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ないだろう

    Reading

    もどないだろう
    modonaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻るでしょう

    Reading

    もどるでしょう
    modorudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ないでしょう

    Reading

    もどないでしょう
    modonaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻ただろう

    Reading

    もどただろう
    modotadarou

    Meaning

    probably did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻なかっただろう

    Reading

    もどなかっただろう
    modonakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻たでしょう

    Reading

    もどたでしょう
    modotadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻なかったでしょう

    Reading

    もどなかったでしょう
    modonakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻れば

    Reading

    もどれば
    modoreba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻なければ

    Reading

    もどなければ
    modonakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻たら

    Reading

    もどたら
    modotara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻なかったら

    Reading

    もどなかったら
    modonakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻ましたら

    Reading

    もどましたら
    modomashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ませんでしたら

    Reading

    もどませんでしたら
    modomasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻られる

    Reading

    もどられる
    modorareru

    Meaning

    can return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻られない

    Reading

    もどられない
    modorarenai

    Meaning

    cannot return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻られます

    Reading

    もどられます
    modoraremasu

    Meaning

    can return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻られません

    Reading

    もどられません
    modoraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻させる

    Reading

    もどさせる
    modosaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻させない

    Reading

    もどさせない
    modosasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻させます

    Reading

    もどさせます
    modosasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻させません

    Reading

    もどさせません
    modosasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻られる

    Reading

    もどられる
    modorareru

    Meaning

    be return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻られない

    Reading

    もどられない
    modorarenai

    Meaning

    not be return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻られます

    Reading

    もどられます
    modoraremasu

    Meaning

    be return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻られません

    Reading

    もどられません
    modoraremasen

    Meaning

    not be return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    戻たり

    Reading

    もどたり
    modotari

    Meaning

    did things like return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    戻なかったり

    Reading

    もどなかったり
    modonakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    戻ましたり

    Reading

    もどましたり
    modomashitari

    Meaning

    did things like return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    戻ませんでしたり

    Reading

    もどませんでしたり
    modomasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like return

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    戻たい

    Reading

    もどたい
    modotai

    Meaning

    want to return

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    戻たくない

    Reading

    もどたくない
    modotakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to return

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    戻たかった

    Reading

    もどたかった
    modotakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to return

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    戻たくなかった

    Reading

    もどたくなかった
    modotakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to return

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    戻たくて

    Reading

    もどたくて
    modotakute

    Meaning

    want to return, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    戻たくなくて

    Reading

    もどたくなくて
    modotakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to return, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    戻たく

    Reading

    もどたく
    modotaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to return

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    戻たければ

    Reading

    もどたければ
    modotakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to return

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    戻たくなければ

    Reading

    もどたくなければ
    modotakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to return

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    戻たかったら

    Reading

    もどたかったら
    modotakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to return

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    戻たくなかったら

    Reading

    もどたくなかったら
    modotakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to return

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    戻たさ

    Reading

    もどたさ
    modotasa

    Meaning

    the desire to return

Word Detail

    word

    戻る

    Meaning

    Return

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Return

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