| Verb Conjugations | |
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| kaeru (to return): Group 1 | |
| Informal
Present (Dictionary Form) |
kaeru 帰る |
| Formal
Present (~ masu Form) |
kaerimasu 帰ります |
| Informal Past (~ ta Form) |
kaetta 帰った |
| Formal Past | kaerimashita 帰りました |
| Informal Negative (~ nai Form) |
kaeranai 帰らない |
| Formal Negative | kaerimasen 帰りません |
| Informal Past Negative | kaeranakatta 帰らなかった |
| Formal Past Negative | kaerimasen
deshita 帰りませんでした |
| ~ te Form | kaette 帰って |
| Conditional | kaereba 帰れば |
| Volitional | kaerou 帰ろう |
| Passive | kaerareru 帰られる |
| Causative | kaeraseru 帰らせる |
| Potential | kaereru 帰れる |
| Imperative (Command) |
kaere 帰れ |
Examples
| Raishuu
nihon ni kaerimasu. 来週日本に帰ります。 |
I will return to Japan next week. |
| Sakuya
Takashi wa uchi ni kaeranakatta. 昨夜隆はうちに帰らなかった。 |
Takashi
didn't return home last night. |
| Keiko wa
go-ji made ni kaeru to omoimasu. 恵子は五時までに帰ると思います。 |
I think Keiko will return by five. |
