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Breakdown of kaeru
return
帰
If you return someone to dust with your knife, you better clean up with your broom.
Usages of kaeru
家 に 帰って から、 お風呂 に 入ります。ie ni kaette kara, ohuro ni hairimasu.
I will take a bath after I return home.
彼 は 散歩して、 オフィス に 帰りました。kare ha sanposite, ofisu ni kaerimasita.
He went for a walk and returned to the office.
学校 が 終わって から、 家 に 帰った。gakkou ga owatte kara, ie ni kaetta.
I returned home after school finished.
お帰り なさい。okaeri nasai.
Welcome home.
Literally: do return
今日 家 に 早く 帰れる か？kyou ie ni hayaku kaereru ka?
Can (I) return home early today?
ただいま 帰りました。tadaima kaerimasita.
I've returned just now.
彼女 は 母国 に 帰りたい。kanozyo ha bokoku ni kaeritai.
She wants to return to her homeland.
彼 が 帰るの を 待って います。kare ga kaeruno wo matte imasu.
I'm waiting for him to return.
九時 まで に 家 に 帰ります。kuzi made ni ie ni kaerimasu.
I will return home by 9 o'clock.
急 が ある ので 帰ります。kyuu ga aru node kaerimasu.
I have something urgent, so I will return (home).
家 に 帰る と、 父 が いました。ie ni kaeru to, titi ga imasita.
When I returned home, my father was there.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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