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Learn Hardcore Japanese: modoru - to return

Hardcore Japanese
/Lesson 38
/modoru

modoru

Word

戻もどるmodoru

Meaning

to return

Part of speech

group 1, verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Japanese

Lesson

Usages of modoru

朝あさ　早はやく　支度したくして、　昼ひる　まで　に　家いえ　に　戻もどる　つもり　だ。asa hayaku shitakushite, hiru made ni ie ni modoru tsumori da.

I plan to get ready early in the morning and return home by noon.

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

授業じゅぎょう　が　終おわったら、　家いえ　に　戻もどる　前まえ　に　友達ともだち　を　カフェ　に　誘さそう　つもり　だ。jugyou ga owattara, ie ni modoru mae ni tomodachi o kafe ni sasou tsumori da.

After class ends, I plan to invite a friend to a café before going back home.

受取人うけとりにん　の　名前なまえ　を　確認かくにんしない　まま　送おくる　と、　荷物にもつ　が　戻もどって　くること　も　あります。uketorinin no namae o kakuninshinai mama okuru to, nimotsu ga modotte kurukoto mo arimasu.

If you send it without checking the recipient’s name, sometimes the package gets sent back.

グループ　の　メッセージ　に　スタンプ　だけ　送おくって、　先さき　に　仕事しごと　に　戻もどった。guruupu no messeeji ni sutanpu dake okutte, saki ni shigoto ni modotta.

I sent only a sticker to the group message and went back to work first.

一週間いっしゅうかんぶり　に　食欲しょくよく　が　戻もどって、　今日きょう　は　朝あさご飯はん　を　全部ぜんぶ　食たべられた。isshuukanburi ni shokuyoku ga modotte, kyou wa asagohan o zenbu taberareta.

My appetite came back for the first time in a week, and today I was able to eat all of my breakfast.

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