JLPT N4 Elementary
戻る
To return to a previous location or state
Readings
Other forms
戻ります polite form
戻った plain past
戻って te-form
戻らない plain negative
1 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To return / go back
Describes moving back to a previous location or position, often with the intent of continuing an activity or simply retracing steps.
Example
３時 まで に 会社 に 戻ら ない と いけません 。
I have to be back at the office by 3 o'clock.
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2 Verb (Godan, Intransitive)
To be restored / returned
Indicates that something reverts to its former owner, position, or original condition.
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