繰り返す|くりかえすkurikaesu[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbto repeat; to do over again
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 繰り返す（くりかえす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 繰り返します（くりかえします） |
| Negative (nai) | 繰り返さない（くりかえさない） |
| polite (masen) | 繰り返しません（くりかえしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 繰り返さず・繰り返さぬ（くりかえさず・くりかえさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 繰り返した（くりかえした） |
| polite (mashita) | 繰り返しました（くりかえしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 繰り返さなかった（くりかえさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 繰り返しませんでした（くりかえしませんでした） |
| Te form | 繰り返して（くりかえして） |
| Potential | 繰り返せる（くりかえせる） |
| Passive | 繰り返される（くりかえされる） |
| Causative | 繰り返させる（くりかえさせる） |
| Causative passive | 繰り返させられる（くりかえさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 繰り返せば（くりかえせば） |
| tara | 繰り返したら（くりかえしたら） |
| Volitional | 繰り返そう（くりかえそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 繰り返しましょう（くりかえしましょう） |
| Imperative | 繰り返せ（くりかえせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym反復はんぷくWrittenA written-style noun for repetition, common in practice and academic contexts as in 「反復練習」; 「繰り返す」 is the everyday verb.
- SynonymリピートNeutralA loanword for repeating or replaying something, as in 「リピート再生」; it can also mean buying the same item again.
- Synonym重ねるかさねるNeutralCovers stacking things up, or accumulating experiences and repetitions as in 「失敗を重ねる」; the emphasis is on accumulation.
- Related再現さいげんWrittenA written word for recreating a past scene or state, as in 「事故を再現する」.
- Related再演さいえんWrittenA written word for staging a play again, or for the same actor playing the same role once more.
- Relatedやり直すやりなおすNeutralMeans redoing something from the beginning to fix a failure; 「繰り返す」 simply repeats the same thing.
- Related再発さいはつWrittenA written word for a disease or accident occurring again, as in 「癌の再発」.
- Related復唱ふくしょうWrittenA written word for repeating something aloud to confirm it, as when reciting back an order; limited to speech.
- Antonym一回限りNeutralAn antonym meaning 'only once', the opposite of the repeated action of 「繰り返す」.
Use 「繰り返す」 for doing or saying the same thing over and over. For repetition in practice or academic writing, 「反復」 fits; to redo something from scratch, say 「やり直す」; for a disease or accident recurring, 「再発」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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