Lingaku返す【かえす】
Frequency rank: 453.
- to return (something); to restore; to put backesp. 返すsee also 帰す【かえす】
- to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
- to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocateesp. 返す
- to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
- to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)after the -masu stem of a verb
- to do again; to do repeatedlyafter the -masu stem of a verb
Godan verb with 'su' ending; transitive verb
auxiliary verb; Godan verb with 'su' ending
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to return (something); to restore; to put back
- to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn
- to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate
- to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back
- to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back)
- to do again; to do repeatedly
This usage is for when you give something back to its original place or owner.
This usage is when something is flipped over or turned in the opposite direction.
This usage is when you return a favor, pay someone back, or retaliate in response to an action.
This usage is for responding to something with a comment, reply, or retort.
This usage is for actions that involve doing something back in response to another action.
This usage is for repeating an action or doing something again.
Generated collocations (experimental)
かえす返すきごう(かえすきごう)to return (something)ほん本をかえす返すto return a bookおかねお金をかえす返すto return moneyへんじ返事をかえす返すto reply to a messageへんきゃく返却するto return something (to a designated place)おん恩をかえす返すto repay a favorいいかえす言い返すto retortていねい丁寧にかえす返すto respond politelyすぐにかえす返すto return immediatelyじかん時間をかえす返すto give back timeぎゃくに逆にかえす返すto turn it back (to reverse the situation)なんど何度もかえす返すto do repeatedlyきもち気持ちをかえす返すto reciprocate feelingsかえす返すことば言葉がないto have no words to replyけいさん計算をかえす返すto recalculateじょうきょう状況をかえす返すto turn the situation around
Example sentences
271 results
If it's an aggressive strange salesman, then call me right away. I'll chase him off.
You can give it back whenever you want to as I bought that book for missionary work.
The opposition party is still harping on the scandal.
Should he call me in my absence, please tell him that I will call him back.
I will return your book on Tuesday if I have finished it.
If it's necessary to do so, I'll pay back my loan now.
14. うつくしい美しいものがあたえて与えてくれるかんどう感動はすばらしい素晴らしいものだったが、わたくし私にはそのかんどう感動をほじ保持すること事も、いつまでもくりかえす繰り返すこと事もできなかった。せかい世界でもっとも最もうつくしい美しいものでさえも、さいご最後にはわたくし私をたいくつ退屈させてしまったのである。
The emotion they gave me was exquisite, but I could not preserve it, nor could I indefinitely repeat it; the most beautiful things in the world finished by boring me.
His repeated delinquencies brought him to court.
As he is a man of his word, he will surely pay what he owes to you.