Japanese

える

よみがえる
Meaning: to be resurrected; to be revived; to be brought back to life
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 蘇える 蘇えない
Polite 蘇えます 蘇えません
Past 蘇えた 蘇えなかった
Polite + Past 蘇えました 蘇えませんでした
Te-form 蘇えて 蘇えなくて
Potential 蘇えられる 蘇えられない
Passive 蘇えられる 蘇えられない
Causative 蘇えさせる 蘇えさせない
Imperative 蘇えろ 蘇えるな

Handwriting

蘇
え
る

Example

When I look at old photos, memories of those days come vividly back to life.

Usage Notes

Describes the phenomenon where something from the past suddenly returns to the mind or presence.

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