Japanese

かえる
Meaning: to return home, to go back
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 帰る 帰らない
Polite 帰ります 帰りません
Past 帰った 帰らなかった
Polite + Past 帰りました 帰りませんでした
Te-form 帰って 帰らなくて
Potential 帰れる 帰れない
Passive 帰られる 帰られない
Causative 帰らせる 帰らせない
Causative + Passive 帰らされる 帰らされない
Imperative 帰れ 帰るな

Handwriting

帰
る

Example sentences

I studied after my friend went home.
もう仕事が終わったから帰る
Since work is already finished, I'll go home.
家に帰って、それから宿題をしました。
I went home and then did my homework.
駅で友達と別れて、家に帰った。
I parted with my friend at the station and went home.
三年ぶりに実家に帰った。
I returned home for the first time in three years.
もう帰るのかい?
Are you going home already?
ただいま、帰りました。
I'm home!
身内に不幸があって、急遽実家に帰ることになった。
There was a death in the family, so I had to return to my hometown suddenly.
今年の正月は、久しぶりに実家へ帰って家族と過ごした。
This New Year, I went back to my parents' home for the first time in a long while and spent time with my family.
帰れるものなら、今すぐ故郷に帰りたい。
If I could go back, I would want to return to my hometown right now.

Usage Notes

Specifically means returning to one's home or origin point. Different from 戻る (もどる) which is more general 'return/go back'. Also different from 返る (かえる) which means 'to be returned' (intransitive).

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