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Conjugation of Japanese verb 返す - return, repeat - kaesu

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    かえ
    kae

    Meaning

    return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返す

    Reading

    かえす
    kaesu

    Meaning

    to return / does return / will return

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    返さない

    Reading

    かえさない
    kaesanai

    Meaning

    to not return / does not return / will not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返します

    Reading

    かえします
    kaeshimasu

    Meaning

    to return / does return / will return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返しません

    Reading

    かえしません
    kaeshimasen

    Meaning

    to not return / does not return / will not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返した

    Reading

    かえした
    kaeshita

    Meaning

    did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返さなかった

    Reading

    かえさなかった
    kaesanakatta

    Meaning

    did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返しました

    Reading

    かえしました
    kaeshimashita

    Meaning

    did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返しませんでした

    Reading

    かえしませんでした
    kaeshimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返して

    Reading

    かえして
    kaeshite

    Meaning

    return, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    返さないで

    Reading

    かえさないで
    kaesanaide

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    返さなくて

    Reading

    かえさなくて
    kaesanakute

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返しまして

    Reading

    かえしまして
    kaeshimashite

    Meaning

    return, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返しませんで

    Reading

    かえしませんで
    kaeshimasende

    Meaning

    not return, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    返せ

    Reading

    かえせ
    kaese

    Meaning

    return!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    返すな

    Reading

    かえすな
    kaesuna

    Meaning

    do not return!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返しなさい

    Reading

    かえしなさい
    kaeshinasai

    Meaning

    return!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返しなさるな

    Reading

    かえしなさるな
    kaeshinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not return!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    返してください

    Reading

    かえしてください
    kaeshitekudasai

    Meaning

    please return

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お返しください

    Reading

    おかえしください
    okaeshikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返さないでください

    Reading

    かえさないでください
    kaesanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not return

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お返しなさいませ

    Reading

    おかえしなさいませ
    okaeshinasaimase

    Meaning

    please return

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お返しなさいますな

    Reading

    おかえしなさいますな
    okaeshinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返している

    Reading

    かえしている
    kaeshiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing return / is return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返しています

    Reading

    かえしています
    kaeshiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing return / is return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返していません

    Reading

    かえしていません
    kaeshiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing return / is not return(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返していた

    Reading

    かえしていた
    kaeshiteita

    Meaning

    was doing return / was return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返していました

    Reading

    かえしていました
    kaeshiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing return / was return(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返していませんでした

    Reading

    かえしていませんでした
    kaeshiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing return / was not return(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返そう

    Reading

    かえそう
    kaesou

    Meaning

    let's return / will return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返すまい

    Reading

    かえすまい
    kaesumai

    Meaning

    let's not return / will not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返しましょう

    Reading

    かえしましょう
    kaeshimashou

    Meaning

    let's return / will return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返しますまい

    Reading

    かえしますまい
    kaeshimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not return / will not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返すだろう

    Reading

    かえすだろう
    kaesudarou

    Meaning

    will probably return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返さないだろう

    Reading

    かえさないだろう
    kaesanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返すでしょう

    Reading

    かえすでしょう
    kaesudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返さないでしょう

    Reading

    かえさないでしょう
    kaesanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返しただろう

    Reading

    かえしただろう
    kaeshitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返さなかっただろう

    Reading

    かえさなかっただろう
    kaesanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返したでしょう

    Reading

    かえしたでしょう
    kaeshitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返さなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かえさなかったでしょう
    kaesanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返せば

    Reading

    かえせば
    kaeseba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返さなければ

    Reading

    かえさなければ
    kaesanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返したら

    Reading

    かえしたら
    kaeshitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返さなかったら

    Reading

    かえさなかったら
    kaesanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返しましたら

    Reading

    かえしましたら
    kaeshimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返しませんでしたら

    Reading

    かえしませんでしたら
    kaeshimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返せる

    Reading

    かえせる
    kaeseru

    Meaning

    can return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返せない

    Reading

    かえせない
    kaesenai

    Meaning

    cannot return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返せます

    Reading

    かえせます
    kaesemasu

    Meaning

    can return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返せません

    Reading

    かえせません
    kaesemasen

    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

    返される

    Reading

    かえされる
    kaesareru

    Meaning

    be return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返されない

    Reading

    かえされない
    kaesarenai

    Meaning

    not be return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返されます

    Reading

    かえされます
    kaesaremasu

    Meaning

    be return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返されません

    Reading

    かえされません
    kaesaremasen

    Meaning

    not be return

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    返したり

    Reading

    かえしたり
    kaeshitari

    Meaning

    did things like return

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    返さなかったり

    Reading

    かえさなかったり
    kaesanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like return

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    返しましたり

    Reading

    かえしましたり
    kaeshimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like return

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    返しませんでしたり

    Reading

    かえしませんでしたり
    kaeshimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like return

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    返したい

    Reading

    かえたい
    kaetai

    Meaning

    want to return

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    返したくない

    Reading

    かえたくない
    kaetakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to return

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    返したかった

    Reading

    かえたかった
    kaetakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to return

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    返したくなかった

    Reading

    かえたくなかった
    kaetakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to return

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    返したくて

    Reading

    かえたくて
    kaetakute

    Meaning

    want to return, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    返したくなくて

    Reading

    かえたくなくて
    kaetakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to return, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    返したく

    Reading

    かえたく
    kaetaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to return

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    返したければ

    Reading

    かえたければ
    kaetakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to return

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    返したくなければ

    Reading

    かえたくなければ
    kaetakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to return

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    返したかったら

    Reading

    かえたかったら
    kaetakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to return

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    返したくなかったら

    Reading

    かえたくなかったら
    kaetakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to return

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    返したさ

    Reading

    かえたさ
    kaetasa

    Meaning

    the desire to return

Word Detail

    word

    返す

    Meaning

    Return, Repeat

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Return

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