返る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 返る | 返らない |
| Polite | 返ります | 返りません |
| Past polite | 返りました | 返りませんでした |
| Past | 返った | 返らなかった |
| Te-form | 返って | 返らないで |
| Desire | 返りたい | 返りたくない |
| Potential | 返れる | 返れない |
| Passive | 返られる | 返られない |
| Causative | 返らせる | 返らせない |
| Causative passive | 返らせられるalso 返らされる | 返らせられないalso 返らされない |
| Volitional | 返ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 返りましょう | |
| Imperative | 返れ | 返るな |
| Conditional | 返れば | 返らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 返ったら | 返らなかったら |
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
Intransitive: something returns to its source, owner, former place, or former state. For a person going home, 帰る is the usual spelling and word.
The book I lent out finally came back.
After the discussion, a smile returned to his face.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
turn over; turn back; be flipped over
Intransitive physical use for something turning over, folding back, or having an edge turned up. Modern Japanese often uses compounds such as 裏返る or めくれ返る for clearer specific meanings.
See also: 裏返る
The edge of the mat had turned up, and I almost tripped.
A corner of the poster had flipped back in the strong wind.
become completely; become extremely
Only when written 返る
Suffixal use after the masu-stem of another verb, typically written 返る, adding the sense that the state is complete or extreme, as in 静まり返る and あきれ返る.
The school building at night was completely silent.
Everyone was utterly appalled by his excuse.
The money I lent came back to me.
The classroom had gone completely silent.
The clock's hands returned to their original position.
be rejuvenated; feel young again
killing a would-be avenger · having the tables turned; being beaten at one's own game
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning · betrayal; double-crossing; defection
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
turning over; flipping over · reply; response · kaeriten; marks indicating reading order in classical Chinese texts · lapel
revive; come back to life; be restored to life
somersault; looping-the-loop
be turned inside out; be reversed · betray; double-cross; turn one's coat · crack into falsetto; squeak; croak
comeback; reinstatement · second blooming; reflowering
roll over in bed; turn over · change sides; betray; double-cross
come back; bloom again; make a comeback
atavism; reversion to ancestral traits
rebound; bounce back; recoil · splash; spatter · have repercussions; boomerang; backfire
rebounding; bouncing back · recovery; bounce-back · repercussions; backlash · tomboy; rash person
return; come back; go back to the starting point
warp; bend backwards; throw one's head/shoulders back
leg cramp; charley horse
boil violently; seethe; churn
warp; bend; retroflection
traditional soba-stirring method
inclined plane
look back; turn around to look
return value
betraying one's lord and going over to the enemy
kaeriten; return marks
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
message brought back home by a messenger · reply; ode in reply · return gift