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戻る

もどる

Godan verb with `ru' ending, intransitive verb
  • to turn back
  • to return
  • to go back
  • to recover
  • to rebound

Conjugations

Present 戻る
Negative 戻らない
Past 戻った
Past Negative 戻らなかった
Te Form 戻って
Masu Form 戻ります
Potential 戻れる
Passive 戻られる
Causative 戻らせる
Conditional 戻れば
Volitional 戻ろう
Imperative 戻れ

Related Kanji

戻 re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards

Example Sentences

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。
What is done cannot be undone.
もとの所へ戻っておきなさい。
Put it back where you found it.
彼は十分たったら戻る。
He will be back in ten minutes.
９時までには戻る。
I will be back by nine.
もどっているか見てまいります。
I'll see if he is in.