- 1. [v5r, vi] to return; to come back; to go back — esp. 返る
- 2. [v5r, vi] to turn over
- 3. [suf, v5r] to become extremely; to become completely — after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る
Conjugation — Verb (godan-ru)
| Dictionary form | かえる | (kaeru) |
| Polite | かえります | (kaerimasu) |
| Past, plain | かえった | (kaetta) |
| Past, polite | かえりました | (kaerimashita) |
| Negative, plain | かえらない | (kaeranai) |
| Negative, polite | かえりません | (kaerimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | かえらなかった | (kaeranakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | かえりませんでした | (kaerimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | かえって | (kaette) |
| Potential | かえれる | (kaereru) |
| Volitional | かえろう | (kaerou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | かえれば | (kaereba) |
| Passive | かえられる | (kaerareru) |
| Causative | かえらせる | (kaeraseru) |
| Imperative | かえれ | (kaere) |
Kanji in this word
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返
return, answer, fade, repayOn: ヘン (hen)Kun: かえ.す (kae.su)、 -かえ.す (-kae.su)、 かえ.る (kae.ru)、 -かえ.る (-kae.ru)
Example Sentences
のろいはのろい主に返る。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.