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遡る

to go back

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Conjugation of 遡る

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: extend back
私/俺
Present informal tense
遡る
sakanoboru
I go back
Present informal negative tense
遡らない
sakanoboranai
I don't go back
Present formal tense
遡ります
sakanoborimasu
I go back
Present formal negative tense
遡りません
sakanoborimasen
I do not go back
私/俺
Past informal tense
遡った
sakanobotta
I went back
Past informal negative tense
遡らなかった
sakanoboranakatta
I didn't go back
Past formal tense
遡りました
sakanoborimashita
I go back
Past formal negative tense
遡りませんでした
sakanoborimasen deshita
I did not go back
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
遡れ
sakanobore
go back
Imperative negative mood
遡るな
sakanoboru na
don't go back
Imperative formal mood
遡ってください
sakanobotte kudasai
please go back
Imperative formal negative mood
遡らないでください
sakanoboranai dekudasai
please do not go back
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
遡って
sakanobotte
go back
Passive stem
遡られる
sakanoborareru
went back
Hypothetical tense
遡れ
sakanobore
if I went back
Hypothetical conditional stem
遡れば
sakanoboreba
went back
私/俺
Volitional stem
遡ろう
sakanoborō
will go back
Potential stem
遡れる
sakanoboreru
went back
Continuative stem
遡り
sakanobori
going back
Causative stem
遡らせる
sakanoboraseru
allow to go back
私/俺
Imperfective stem
遡ら
sakanobora
go back

Examples of 遡る

すべてがはじまる前まで さかのぼる

And it's back before everything happened.

話は1994年に さかのぼる 重要な年だった

Let me take you back to 1994.

話は1994年に さかのぼる

Let me take you back to 1994.

謎の兵器をこの星系まで さかのぼって、

I'm sorry, Master Plo.

謎の兵器をこの星系まで さかのぼって、 イオン・キャノンだと分かってきた

We tracked the mystery weapon to this system, that is when we found out it was an ion cannon.

さかのぼれば

Predates the city.