振り返る (furikaeru) Japanese meaning: turn around | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000振り返る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 振り返る | 振り返らない |
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| Polite | 振り返ります | 振り返りません |
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| Past polite | 振り返りました | 振り返りませんでした |
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| Past | 振り返った | 振り返らなかった |
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| Te-form | 振り返って | 振り返らないで |
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| Desire | 振り返りたい | 振り返りたくない |
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| Potential | 振り返れる | 振り返れない |
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| Passive | 振り返られる | 振り返られない |
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| Causative | 振り返らせる | 振り返らせない |
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| Causative passive | 振り返らせられるalso 振り返らされる | 振り返らせられないalso 振り返らされない |
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| Volitional | 振り返ろう | |
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| Polite volitional | 振り返りましょう | |
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| Imperative | 振り返れ | 振り返るな |
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| Conditional | 振り返れば | 振り返らなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 振り返ったら | 振り返らなかったら |
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前
を
呼
ば
れ
て
、
思
わ
ず
振
り
返
っ
た
。
When someone called my name from behind, I turned around without thinking.
He looked back over his shoulder just once and waved.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が振り返るsomeone turns around (to look)
He turned around when his name was called.
〈事〉を振り返るto look back on / reflect on an event
She looked back on her school days.
振り返ってみるとlooking back on it now / in retrospect
Looking back on it, that decision was the right one.
〈時〉を振り返るto look back over a period of time
It's a tradition to look back on the year at year's end.
思い返す
N1
振り返る means to look back on one's past in general (often life or experiences), whereas 思い返す focuses on reconsidering a specific memory or decision.
振り返る means to look back on past events or experiences, whereas 見つめ直す focuses on reassessing one's current self or values with fresh eyes.
振り返る means to look back on one's past in a broad, reflective sense, while 思い起こす is about actively recalling a specific memory or detail.
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