Japanese reference
戻る
もどる
to go back; to return
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 | もどる (modoru)go back |
| Polite, masu | もどります (modorimasu)go back |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | もどらない (modoranai)do not go back |
| Polite negative | もどりません (modorimasen)do not go back |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | もどった (modotta)went back |
| Polite past | もどりました (modorimashita)went back |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | もどらなかった (modoranakatta)did not go back |
| Polite past negative | もどりませんでした (modorimasendeshita)did not go back |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | もどって (modotte)going back (and then) |
| Polite te-form | もどりまして (modorimashite)going back (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | もどっている (modotteiru)be going back |
| Polite te-iru | もどっています (modotteimasu)be going back |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | もどれば (modoreba)if you go back |
| Rare literary polite conditional | もどりますれば (modorimasureba)if you go 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 | もどったら (modottara)if you go back |
| Polite conditional, tara | もどりましたら (modorimashitara)if you go back |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | もどれる (modoreru)can go back |
| Polite potential | もどれます (modoremasu)can go back |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | もどろう (modorou)let's go back! |
| Polite volitional | もどりましょう (modorimashou)let's go back! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | もどりたい (modoritai)want to go back |
| Polite desire, tai | もどりたいです (modoritaidesu)want to go back |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | もどられる (modorareru)be affected when someone goes back |
| Polite passive | もどられます (modoraremasu)be affected when someone goes back |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | もどらせる (modoraseru)make or let someone go back |
| Polite causative | もどらせます (modorasemasu)make or let someone go back |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | もどらせられる (modoraserareru)be made to go back |
| Polite causative-passive | もどらせられます (modoraseraremasu)be made to go back |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | もどるな (modoruna)do not go back! |
| Polite negative request | もどらないでください (modoranaidekudasai)please do not go back |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | もどります (modorimasu)go back |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | もどりません (modorimasen)do not go back |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | もどりました (modorimashita)went back |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | もどりませんでした (modorimasendeshita)did not go back |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | もどってください (modottekudasai)please go back |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | もどらないでください (modoranaidekudasai)please do not go back |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | もどりましょう (modorimashou)let's go back! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | もどってもいい (modottemoii)may go back |
| Polite permission | もどってもいいです (modottemoiidesu)may go back |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | もどってはいけない (modottehaikenai)must not go back |
| Polite prohibition | もどってはいけません (modottehaikemasen)must not go back |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | もどりなさい (modorinasai)go back (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | もどってみる (modottemiru)try to go back |
| Polite try doing | もどってみます (modottemimasu)try to go back |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | もどってしまう (modotteshimau)go back completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | もどってしまいます (modotteshimaimasu)go back completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | もどっておく (modotteoku)go back in advance |
| Polite preparation | もどっておきます (modotteokimasu)go back in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | もどったことがある (modottakotogaaru)have the experience of: went back |
| Polite past experience | もどったことがあります (modottakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: went back |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | もどると (modoruto)whenever you go back |
| Polite automatic result | もどりますと (modorimasuto)whenever you go back |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | もどるなら (modorunara)if you mean to go back |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | もどるだろう (modorudarou)probably go back |
| Polite probability | もどるでしょう (modorudeshou)probably go back |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | もどれ (modore)go back! |
| Polite request | もどってください (modottekudasai)please go back |
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