Japanese

もちかえる
Meaning: to take back; to take home; to bring back for consideration
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 持ち帰る 持ち帰ない
Polite 持ち帰ます 持ち帰ません
Past 持ち帰た 持ち帰なかった
Polite + Past 持ち帰ました 持ち帰ませんでした
Te-form 持ち帰て 持ち帰なくて
Potential 持ち帰られる 持ち帰られない
Passive 持ち帰られる 持ち帰られない
Causative 持ち帰させる 持ち帰させない
Imperative 持ち帰ろ 持ち帰るな

Handwriting

持
ち
帰
る

Example sentences

I put the food I couldn't finish into a container and took it home.
そのスパイは敵国から重要な諜報を持ち帰った
The spy brought back important intelligence from the enemy country.
荷物の受取人が不在だったため、郵便局に持ち帰られました。
Since the recipient of the package was away, it was taken back to the post office.

Usage Notes

Used when physically taking something back home, or metaphorically when taking a proposal or problem back to one's team or department for further study.

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