返(かえ)す

かえす
verb-godan
to return; to give back
1. to return; to give back; to repay
To give something back to its owner or original place, or to respond to an action with a similar action.
借(か)りた本(ほん)を返(かえ)す。
I return the book I borrowed.
お金(かね)は必(かなら)ず返(かえ)します。
I will definitely pay back the money.
言葉(ことば)を返(かえ)すようで申(もう)し訳(わけ)ないが、それは違(ちが)うと思(おも)う。
I'm sorry to talk back, but I think that's wrong.

TRANSITIVITY:

  • Type: Transitive (他動詞(たどうし))
  • Pair: 返(かえ)る (intransitive - rare in this meaning)
  • Pattern: Xを返(かえ)す

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 本(ほん)を返(かえ)す (to return a book)
  • お金(かね)を返(かえ)す (to repay money)
  • 言葉(ことば)を返(かえ)す (to talk back)
  • 恩(おん)を返(かえ)す (to return a favor)

Note: Not to be confused with 帰(かえ)す (to send back home).

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Added 2026.2.3 11:58
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