戻る

modoru

to return

家に戻りました

I returned home.

general

To go back to a previous location or state

時間を戻す

To rewind time

元の場所に戻る

To return to the original place

Often used for physical movement or reversing a state

general

To revert to a previous condition or state

元の状態に戻る

To return to the original state

Can be used for both physical and abstract states

Collocations

戻る場所place to return to戻る時間time to return戻る方法way to return

to come back

to go back

Often used with particles like 'に' (location) or 'に' (time) to specify what is being returned to

When used with motion verbs, it typically indicates movement back to a previous location

From Old Japanese 'modoru', meaning to return or go back

Can be used for both physical movement and abstract concepts like reverting to a previous state

戻

return

root

る

verb ending

suffix

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