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Japanese verb戻す (modosu) Conjugation
戻す (modosu) means “to put back, to return, to give back”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 戻さない and 戻します, and the te-form is 戻して. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to put back, to return, to give back
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 戻す
- Reading
- もどす
- Romaji
- modosu
- Masu form
- 戻します
- Nai form
- 戻さない
- Te-form
- 戻して
- Ta form
- 戻した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 戻す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻さない |
| Polite | 戻します |
| Polite negative | 戻しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 戻した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻さなかった |
| Polite | 戻しました |
| Polite negative | 戻しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 戻して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 戻している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻していない |
| Polite | 戻しています |
| Polite negative | 戻していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 戻したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻したくない |
| Polite | 戻したいです |
| Polite negative | 戻したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 戻そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 戻しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 戻せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 戻すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 戻してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 戻さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 戻せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻せない |
| Polite | 戻せます |
| Polite negative | 戻せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 戻せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 戻したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 戻される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻されない |
| Polite | 戻されます |
| Polite negative | 戻されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 戻させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻させない |
| Polite | 戻させます |
| Polite negative | 戻させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 戻させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 戻させられない |
| Polite | 戻させられます |
| Polite negative | 戻させられません |
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- 立ち寄る (tachiyoru)to drop by, to stop by, to drop in
- 締め出す (shimedasu)to shut out, to bar, to lock out
- 乗り換える (norikaeru)to transfer, to change
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