Japanese

もとにもどす
Meaning: to restore; to undo; to return to the original state
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 元に戻す 元に戻さない
Polite 元に戻します 元に戻しません
Past 元に戻した 元に戻さなかった
Polite + Past 元に戻しました 元に戻しませんでした
Te-form 元に戻して 元に戻さなくて
Potential 元に戻せる 元に戻せない
Passive 元に戻される 元に戻されない
Causative 元に戻させる 元に戻させない
Imperative 元に戻せ 元に戻すな

Handwriting

元
に
戻
す

Example

It is difficult to undo the settings once they have been changed.

Usage Notes

Used when returning something to its previous condition or location. Commonly used in computing for the 'undo' action.

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