舞い戻る|まいもどるmaimodoru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, intransitive verbto come back; to return
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 舞い戻る（まいもどる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 舞い戻ります（まいもどります） |
| Negative (nai) | 舞い戻らない（まいもどらない） |
| polite (masen) | 舞い戻りません（まいもどりません） |
| classical zu / nu | 舞い戻らず・舞い戻らぬ（まいもどらず・まいもどらぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 舞い戻った（まいもどった） |
| polite (mashita) | 舞い戻りました（まいもどりました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 舞い戻らなかった（まいもどらなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 舞い戻りませんでした（まいもどりませんでした） |
| Te form | 舞い戻って（まいもどって） |
| Potential | 舞い戻れる（まいもどれる） |
| Passive | 舞い戻られる（まいもどられる） |
| Causative | 舞い戻らせる（まいもどらせる） |
| Causative passive | 舞い戻らせられる・舞い戻らされる（まいもどらせられる・まいもどらされる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 舞い戻れば（まいもどれば） |
| tara | 舞い戻ったら（まいもどったら） |
| Volitional | 舞い戻ろう（まいもどろう） |
| polite (mashou) | 舞い戻りましょう（まいもどりましょう） |
| Imperative | 舞い戻れ（まいもどれ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym帰るかえるNeutralThe most common everyday word for going or coming home; stresses returning to one's home or place of belonging, with no nuance of having moved about.
- Synonym戻るもどるNeutralThe everyday, general verb for going back; broadly means returning to a former place or state.
- Synonym立ち戻るたちもどるWrittenWritten/formal prose for returning; close to 「立ち返る」, stressing going back once more.
- Synonym帰ってくるかえってくるNeutralColloquial for coming back; stresses returning to the original place from outside, with no suggestion of a long, winding journey.
- Related引き返すひきかえすNeutralTo turn back halfway; stresses heading back the way you came mid-journey, not returning after a long absence.
- Related逆戻りぎゃくもどりNeutralGoing back or relapsing; stresses reverting to a former bad state, such as an illness coming back again.
- Related立ち返るたちかえるWrittenWritten/formal prose for returning to an original point; mostly in 「初心に立ち返る」, and tends to be abstract.
- Related返るかえるNeutralMeans to return or turn over, and also works as a suffix meaning to become completely, as in 「静まり返る」.
- Related出戻るでもどるNeutralColloquial for coming back to where one started; also returning to one's parents' home after divorce — said of oneself or others, the latter slightly disparaging.
- Antonym去るさるNeutralAntonym: to leave or go away from where you are; the opposite of 「舞い戻る」, which is coming back after moving about.
- Antonym立ち去るたちさるWrittenWritten/formal prose for leaving the scene; the opposite of 「舞い戻る」's return to the original place.
Use 「舞い戻る」 for coming back to the original place after being away for some time and moving about, as in 「故郷に舞い戻る」. For an ordinary return, 「戻る」 or 「帰る」 is the default; for turning back midway, use 「引き返す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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