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戻る
modoru
Description
「戻る」は、前にいた場所や、元の状態に帰るという意味の動詞です。
"戻る" is a verb meaning to return to a previous place or original state.
買い物のあとで家に戻ったり、話が前の話題に戻ったりするときに使います。
It is used when returning home after shopping or when a conversation goes back to a previous topic.
Meanings
戻るmodoru
to return, go back to a place
仕事のあと、家に戻ります。
I go back home after work.
戻るmodoru
to return to a former state
元気に戻ってよかったね。
I'm glad you returned healthy.
戻るmodoru
to be given back, come back (of things)
なくした財布が戻った。
The lost wallet was returned.
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Notes
- Nuance
戻る means returning to a previous place/state; 帰る specifically means going home or to one's base.
- Form
戻る is an intransitive u-verb; its transitive pair is 戻す (to put back).
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