取り戻す|とりもどすtorimodosu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 取り戻す(とりもどす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 取り戻します(とりもどします) |
| Negative (nai) | 取り戻さない(とりもどさない) |
| polite (masen) | 取り戻しません(とりもどしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 取り戻さず・取り戻さぬ(とりもどさず・とりもどさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 取り戻した(とりもどした) |
| polite (mashita) | 取り戻しました(とりもどしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 取り戻さなかった(とりもどさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 取り戻しませんでした(とりもどしませんでした) |
| Te form | 取り戻して(とりもどして) |
| Potential | 取り戻せる(とりもどせる) |
| Passive | 取り戻される(とりもどされる) |
| Causative | 取り戻させる(とりもどさせる) |
| Causative passive | 取り戻させられる(とりもどさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 取り戻せば(とりもどせば) |
| tara | 取り戻したら(とりもどしたら) |
| Volitional | 取り戻そう(とりもどそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 取り戻しましょう(とりもどしましょう) |
| Imperative | 取り戻せ(とりもどせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym取り返すとりかえすNeutralColloquial: getting back or winning back what was lost (「点を取り返す」). 「取り戻す」 is also often used for recovering a state.
- Synonym奪回だっかいWrittenNoun, written/formal prose: taking back something that was seized (「人質を奪回する」). 「取り戻す」 is the more everyday word.
- Synonym奪還だっかんFormalFormal noun: recapturing or retaking something (「王座を奪還する」「領土を奪還する」). More common than 「奪回」.
- Related回復かいふくNeutralNeutral noun: recovering, with the nuance of returning to a good state (「元気を回復する」).
- Related立て直すたてなおすNeutralReorganizing or rebuilding something that has faltered (「態勢を立て直す」).
- Related引き戻すひきもどすNeutralPulling something or someone back (「現実に引き戻す」).
- Related復元ふくげんNeutralNeutral noun: restoring something to its original state (「データを復元する」).
- Related還元かんげんNeutralNeutral noun: returning benefits to people, or chemical reduction (「利益を還元する」).
- Related復旧ふっきゅうNeutralNeutral noun: facilities or services being restored to working order (「電気が復旧する」).
- Related返すかえすNeutralReturning something to its owner (「本を返す」).
- Related戻すもどすNeutralPutting something back where it was, or restoring it to its previous state (「元に戻す」).
- Related復するふくするFormalFormal and rarely used: returning to the original state.
- Antonym手放すてばなすNeutralLetting go of something you hold; the opposite of 「取り戻す」.
- Antonym失ううしなうNeutralLosing something you have; the opposite of 「取り戻す」.
Use 「取り戻す」 to get back something or a state you lost (「自信を取り戻す」「遅れを取り戻す」). To turn a score around, 「取り返す」 is the word; to retake something seized, 「奪回」 or 「奪還」; for a state returning to normal, 「回復」. The opposite is 「失う」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


