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Conjugation of Japanese verb 返る - return - kaeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    かえ
    kae

    Meaning

    return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返る

    Reading

    かえる
    kaeru

    Meaning

    to return / does return / will return

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    返ない

    Reading

    かえない
    kaenai

    Meaning

    to not return / does not return / will not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返ます

    Reading

    かえます
    kaemasu

    Meaning

    to return / does return / will return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ません

    Reading

    かえません
    kaemasen

    Meaning

    to not return / does not return / will not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返た

    Reading

    かえた
    kaeta

    Meaning

    did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返なかった

    Reading

    かえなかった
    kaenakatta

    Meaning

    did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返ました

    Reading

    かえました
    kaemashita

    Meaning

    did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ませんでした

    Reading

    かえませんでした
    kaemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返て

    Reading

    かえて
    kaete

    Meaning

    return, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    返ないで

    Reading

    かえないで
    kaenaide

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    返なくて

    Reading

    かえなくて
    kaenakute

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返まして

    Reading

    かえまして
    kaemashite

    Meaning

    return, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ませんで

    Reading

    かえませんで
    kaemasende

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    返ろ

    Reading

    かえろ
    kaero

    Meaning

    return!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    返よ

    Reading

    かえよ
    kaeyo

    Meaning

    return! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    返るな

    Reading

    かえるな
    kaeruna

    Meaning

    do not return!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返なさい

    Reading

    かえなさい
    kaenasai

    Meaning

    return!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返なさるな

    Reading

    かえなさるな
    kaenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not return!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    返てください

    Reading

    かえてください
    kaetekudasai

    Meaning

    please return

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お返ください

    Reading

    おかえください
    okaekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ないでください

    Reading

    かえないでください
    kaenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not return

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お返なさいませ

    Reading

    おかえなさいませ
    okaenasaimase

    Meaning

    please return

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お返なさいますな

    Reading

    おかえなさいますな
    okaenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返ている

    Reading

    かえている
    kaeteiru

    Meaning

    is doing return / is return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返ています

    Reading

    かえています
    kaeteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing return / is return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ていません

    Reading

    かえていません
    kaeteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing return / is not return(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返ていた

    Reading

    かえていた
    kaeteita

    Meaning

    was doing return / was return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返ていました

    Reading

    かえていました
    kaeteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing return / was return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ていませんでした

    Reading

    かえていませんでした
    kaeteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing return / was not return(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返よう

    Reading

    かえよう
    kaeyou

    Meaning

    let's return / will return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返まい

    Reading

    かえまい
    kaemai

    Meaning

    let's not return / will not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返ましょう

    Reading

    かえましょう
    kaemashou

    Meaning

    let's return / will return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ますまい

    Reading

    かえますまい
    kaemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not return / will not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返るだろう

    Reading

    かえるだろう
    kaerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返ないだろう

    Reading

    かえないだろう
    kaenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返るでしょう

    Reading

    かえるでしょう
    kaerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ないでしょう

    Reading

    かえないでしょう
    kaenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返ただろう

    Reading

    かえただろう
    kaetadarou

    Meaning

    probably did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返なかっただろう

    Reading

    かえなかっただろう
    kaenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返たでしょう

    Reading

    かえたでしょう
    kaetadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返なかったでしょう

    Reading

    かえなかったでしょう
    kaenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返れば

    Reading

    かえれば
    kaereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返なければ

    Reading

    かえなければ
    kaenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返たら

    Reading

    かえたら
    kaetara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返なかったら

    Reading

    かえなかったら
    kaenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返ましたら

    Reading

    かえましたら
    kaemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ませんでしたら

    Reading

    かえませんでしたら
    kaemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返られる

    Reading

    かえられる
    kaerareru

    Meaning

    can return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返られない

    Reading

    かえられない
    kaerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返られます

    Reading

    かえられます
    kaeraremasu

    Meaning

    can return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返られません

    Reading

    かえられません
    kaeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返させる

    Reading

    かえさせる
    kaesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返させない

    Reading

    かえさせない
    kaesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返させます

    Reading

    かえさせます
    kaesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返させません

    Reading

    かえさせません
    kaesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返られる

    Reading

    かえられる
    kaerareru

    Meaning

    be return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返られない

    Reading

    かえられない
    kaerarenai

    Meaning

    not be return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返られます

    Reading

    かえられます
    kaeraremasu

    Meaning

    be return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返られません

    Reading

    かえられません
    kaeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返たり

    Reading

    かえたり
    kaetari

    Meaning

    did things like return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返なかったり

    Reading

    かえなかったり
    kaenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返ましたり

    Reading

    かえましたり
    kaemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返ませんでしたり

    Reading

    かえませんでしたり
    kaemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like return

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    返たい

    Reading

    かえたい
    kaetai

    Meaning

    want to return

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    返たくない

    Reading

    かえたくない
    kaetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to return

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    返たかった

    Reading

    かえたかった
    kaetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to return

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    返たくなかった

    Reading

    かえたくなかった
    kaetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to return

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    返たくて

    Reading

    かえたくて
    kaetakute

    Meaning

    want to return, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    返たくなくて

    Reading

    かえたくなくて
    kaetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to return, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    返たく

    Reading

    かえたく
    kaetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to return

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    返たければ

    Reading

    かえたければ
    kaetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to return

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    返たくなければ

    Reading

    かえたくなければ
    kaetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to return

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    返たかったら

    Reading

    かえたかったら
    kaetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to return

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    返たくなかったら

    Reading

    かえたくなかったら
    kaetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to return

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    返たさ

    Reading

    かえたさ
    kaetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to return

Word Detail

    word

    返る

    Meaning

    Return

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Return

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