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返る
kaeru
Description
「返る」は、物が元の場所や持ち主のところにもどることを言います。
"返る" means that something returns to its original place or owner.
貸したお金や本が自分のところにもどってくるときによく使います。
It is often used when borrowed money or books come back to you.
Meanings
返るkaeru
to return, to come back (to owner or place)
貸した本がやっと手元に返った。
The book I lent finally came back to me.
返るkaeru
to be returned; to revert to a former state
落とした財布が交番から返ってきた。
The lost wallet was returned from the police box.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
返る means something goes back to where it belongs; 帰る is a person going home.
- Form
intransitive pair of transitive 返す (to give/put back).
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