思い返す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 思い返す | 思い返さない |
| Polite | 思い返します | 思い返しません |
| Past polite | 思い返しました | 思い返しませんでした |
| Past | 思い返した | 思い返さなかった |
| Te-form | 思い返して | 思い返さないで |
| Desire | 思い返したい | 思い返したくない |
| Potential | 思い返せる | 思い返せない |
| Passive | 思い返される | 思い返されない |
| Causative | 思い返させる | 思い返させない |
| Causative passive | 思い返させられる | 思い返させられない |
| Volitional | 思い返そう | |
| Polite volitional | 思い返しましょう | |
| Imperative | 思い返せ | 思い返すな |
| Conditional | 思い返せば | 思い返さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 思い返したら | 思い返さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
rethink; think back on; change one's mind
Covers both recalling and reconsidering the past, and changing a previous decision or opinion.
He looked back on his mistake and regretted it.
Please think it over once more before replying.
She suddenly changed her mind and changed her destination.
When I think back on that failure, I still feel embarrassed even now.
Reconsidering what I had decided, I decided to call it off.
On reflection, his words might have had a different meaning.