Japanese

ほりかえす
Meaning: to dig up; to plow; to rake up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 掘り返す 掘り返さない
Polite 掘り返します 掘り返しません
Past 掘り返した 掘り返さなかった
Polite + Past 掘り返しました 掘り返しませんでした
Te-form 掘り返して 掘り返さなくて
Potential 掘り返せる 掘り返せない
Passive 掘り返される 掘り返されない
Causative 掘り返させる 掘り返させない
Imperative 掘り返せ 掘り返すな

Handwriting

掘
り
返
す

Example

I want you to stop raking up things from the past now.

Usage Notes

1. To dig up soil. 2. To dig up something previously buried. 3. Figuratively, to bring up a settled matter or the past again.

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