Japanese

くりかえす
Meaning: to repeat; to do again
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

繰
り
返
す

Example sentences

He keeps repeating the same mistake over and over.
そのような間違いは二度と繰り返さない。
I will never repeat such a mistake again.
新しい理論を証明するために、何度も実験を繰り返した。
I repeated the experiment many times to prove the new theory.
同じ間違いを繰り返すのは愚かなことだ。
It is a foolish thing to repeat the same mistake.
同じ間違いを二度と繰り返さないように気をつけます。
I will be careful not to repeat the same mistake twice.
彼はしつこく質問を繰り返した。
He persistently repeated the question.
彼は他人の感情を踏みつけるような発言を繰り返した。
He repeatedly made remarks that seemed to trample on others' feelings.
彼は何千回も同じ練習を繰り返した。
He repeated the same practice thousands of times.
過去の失敗を教訓にして、同じ間違いを繰り返さないようにしよう。
Let's use past failures as a lesson and try not to make the same mistakes again.
またも同じ失敗を繰り返してしまった。
I repeated the same mistake once again.

Usage Notes

Used when an action or event occurs multiple times.

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