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返す

to return

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Conjugation of 返す

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: repeat, redo
私/俺
Present informal tense
返す
kaesu
I return
Present informal negative tense
返さない
kaesanai
I don't return
Present formal tense
返します
kaeshimasu
I return
Present formal negative tense
返しません
kaeshimasen
I do not return
私/俺
Past informal tense
返した
kaeshita
I returned
Past informal negative tense
返さなかった
kaesanakatta
I didn't return
Past formal tense
返しました
kaeshimashita
I return
Past formal negative tense
返しませんでした
kaeshimasen deshita
I did not return
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
返せ
kaese
return
Imperative negative mood
返すな
kaesu na
don't return
Imperative formal mood
返してください
kaeshite kudasai
please return
Imperative formal negative mood
返さないでください
kaesanai dekudasai
please do not return
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
返して
kaeshite
return
Passive stem
返される
kaesareru
returned
Hypothetical tense
返せ
kaese
if I returned
Hypothetical conditional stem
返せば
kaeseba
returned
私/俺
Volitional stem
返そう
kaesō
will return
Potential stem
返せる
kaeseru
returned
Continuative stem
返し
kaeshi
returning
Causative stem
返させる
kaesaseru
allow to return
私/俺
Imperfective stem
返さ
kaesa
return

Examples of 返す

わかった 返す

Right, well you know what? Take it.

返す

She can keep it.

借りは、きっと、返す

I... owe... you.

- 返す？

- Bring them back?

- 返して

Give it back.

返して リバー８が着く前なら

Just send me back.

返して！

Give it back to me!

返して

Until further confirmation we can't continue traveling. Give it back...

返せ　返せ!

Give me my blanket! Give it to me. Give it to me.

返せ

Give it back.

- 返せ!　返せ! - ヤダ!　ヤダ!

- Give it to me! Give it to me! - No!

返せ！

Give him back!

- 返せ - 私は盗んだ

It seems you owe me a debt. - Give it back.

- 返せってば！ - かえせ〜

Pbbbt! -Hey, come back here! -Come back here!

- かえせ〜 ちっちゃなイカみたいだな

Come back here! Gotcha, Morph! That's it, you little squid.