Japanese reference
戻す
もどす
to put back, restore
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | もどす (modosu)put back |
| Polite, masu | もどします (modoshimasu)put back |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | もどさない (modosanai)do not put back |
| Polite negative | もどしません (modoshimasen)do not put back |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | もどした (modoshita)put back |
| Polite past | もどしました (modoshimashita)put back |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | もどさなかった (modosanakatta)did not put back |
| Polite past negative | もどしませんでした (modoshimasendeshita)did not put back |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | もどして (modoshite)putting back (and then) |
| Polite te-form | もどしまして (modoshimashite)putting back (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | もどしている (modoshiteiru)be putting back |
| Polite te-iru | もどしています (modoshiteimasu)be putting back |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | もどせば (modoseba)if you put back |
| Rare literary polite conditional | もどしますれば (modoshimasureba)if you put back (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | もどしたら (modoshitara)if you put back |
| Polite conditional, tara | もどしましたら (modoshimashitara)if you put back |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | もどせる (modoseru)can put back |
| Polite potential | もどせます (modosemasu)can put back |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | もどそう (modosou)let's put back! |
| Polite volitional | もどしましょう (modoshimashou)let's put back! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | もどしたい (modoshitai)want to put back |
| Polite desire, tai | もどしたいです (modoshitaidesu)want to put back |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | もどされる (modosareru)be affected when someone puts back |
| Polite passive | もどされます (modosaremasu)be affected when someone puts back |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | もどさせる (modosaseru)make or let someone put back |
| Polite causative | もどさせます (modosasemasu)make or let someone put back |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | もどさせられる (modosaserareru)be made to put back |
| Polite causative-passive | もどさせられます (modosaseraremasu)be made to put back |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | もどすな (modosuna)do not put back! |
| Polite negative request | もどさないでください (modosanaidekudasai)please do not put back |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | もどします (modoshimasu)put back |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | もどしません (modoshimasen)do not put back |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | もどしました (modoshimashita)put back |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | もどしませんでした (modoshimasendeshita)did not put back |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | もどしてください (modoshitekudasai)please put back |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | もどさないでください (modosanaidekudasai)please do not put back |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | もどしましょう (modoshimashou)let's put back! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | もどしてもいい (modoshitemoii)may put back |
| Polite permission | もどしてもいいです (modoshitemoiidesu)may put back |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | もどしてはいけない (modoshitehaikenai)must not put back |
| Polite prohibition | もどしてはいけません (modoshitehaikemasen)must not put back |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | もどしなさい (modoshinasai)put back (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | もどしてみる (modoshitemiru)try to put back |
| Polite try doing | もどしてみます (modoshitemimasu)try to put back |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | もどしてしまう (modoshiteshimau)put back completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | もどしてしまいます (modoshiteshimaimasu)put back completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | もどしておく (modoshiteoku)put back in advance |
| Polite preparation | もどしておきます (modoshiteokimasu)put back in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | もどしたことがある (modoshitakotogaaru)have the experience of: put back |
| Polite past experience | もどしたことがあります (modoshitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: put back |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | もどすと (modosuto)whenever you put back |
| Polite automatic result | もどしますと (modoshimasuto)whenever you put back |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | もどすなら (modosunara)if you mean to put back |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | もどすだろう (modosudarou)probably put back |
| Polite probability | もどすでしょう (modosudeshou)probably put back |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | もどせ (modose)put back! |
| Polite request | もどしてください (modoshitekudasai)please put back |
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