返かえす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

return; give back; put back

Returning a physical object to its original place or owner. Often used with ～を返す.

See also: 帰す (かえす)

• 借かりた本ほんを図と書しょ館かんに返かえした。

  I returned the borrowed book to the library.

• 使つかったら元もとの場ば所しょに返かえしてください。

  Please put it back where it was when you're done.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

turn over; flip; overturn

Physically turning something over, such as a card, a page, or an object. 反す is sometimes used for this sense.

• カードを返かえして、数すう字じを確かく認にんする。

  Turn over the card and check the number.

• 彼かれは手てのひらを返かえしたように態たい度どを変かえた。

  He changed his attitude as if flipping his palm.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

pay back; repay; retaliate

Returning a favor, money, or an action, including negative retaliation. Common in phrases like 恩を返す (repay a kindness) or 仕返しをする (get revenge).

• 借しゃっ金きんを早はやく返かえさなければならない。

  I have to pay back the debt soon.

• 彼かれの親しん切せつをいつか返かえしたい。

  I want to repay his kindness someday.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

reply; answer back; retort

Responding verbally, often with a sharp or quick reply. Used with words like 言葉を返す or 言い返す.

• 彼かれはすぐに言こと葉ばを返かえした。

  He immediately replied.

• 文もん句くを言いわれたので、言いい返かえした。

  I was complained at, so I talked back.

auxiliary verb, godan verb (-su)

do back; return an action

Auxiliary verb attached to the -masu stem of another verb, meaning to do that action back in return. Often implies a reciprocal or retaliatory action.

• 彼かれが手てを振ふったので、私わたしも振ふり返かえした。

  He waved, so I waved back.

• 相あい手てが打うってきたボールを打うち返かえした。

  I hit back the ball that my opponent hit to me.

auxiliary verb, godan verb (-su)

do again; redo; repeat

Auxiliary verb attached to the -masu stem of another verb, meaning to do that action again or repeatedly. Less common than the 'do back' auxiliary sense.

• 同おなじ質しつ問もんを何なん度ども聞きき返かえした。

  I asked the same question again and again.

• 失しっ敗ぱいしたので、最さい初しょからやり返かえした。

  I failed, so I did it over from the beginning.