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返る

to return

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Conjugation of 返る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: turn, turn over, go back
私/俺
Present informal tense
返る
kaeru
I return
Present informal negative tense
返らない
kaeranai
I don't return
Present formal tense
返ります
kaerimasu
I return
Present formal negative tense
返りません
kaerimasen
I do not return
私/俺
Past informal tense
返った
kaetta
I returned
Past informal negative tense
返らなかった
kaeranakatta
I didn't return
Past formal tense
返りました
kaerimashita
I return
Past formal negative tense
返りませんでした
kaerimasen deshita
I did not return
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
返れ
kaere
return
Imperative negative mood
返るな
kaeru na
don't return
Imperative formal mood
返ってください
kaette kudasai
please return
Imperative formal negative mood
返らないでください
kaeranai dekudasai
please do not return
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
返って
kaette
return
Passive stem
返られる
kaerareru
returned
Hypothetical tense
返れ
kaere
if I returned
Hypothetical conditional stem
返れば
kaereba
returned
私/俺
Volitional stem
返ろう
kaerō
will return
Potential stem
返れる
kaereru
returned
Continuative stem
返り
kaeri
returning
Causative stem
返らせる
kaeraseru
allow to return
私/俺
Imperfective stem
返ら
kaera
return

Examples of 返る

かえって これまで以上に 充実してるぞ

In fact, this whole thing has made me feel more alive than ever! You?

かえって それでいいんだ

No, that's a good point.

ところがその音に気付いた女は 歩道に戻るどころか かえって 男を思いっきり トラックの前に突き飛ばしてるんですよ

She heard it and pushed him in front of the truck.

きみ・・ かえれる・・・

Y-y-you'll be o-kay.