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Let’s learn how to use different Japanese words that mean to return to the original state or location: 返る, 戻る, and 帰る. Table of Contents 「返る」(かえる) Used for: statesIt means that something, once its state has changed, returns to its previous state. (It also has other meanings, such as “to turn over.” We skip them …

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「あげる」, 「くれる」, and「もらう」. These three verbs are called 「授受動詞」(“giving and receiving verbs”) and are used when exchanging things with someone.The verbs used differ depending on which point of view you are in: the giver or the receiver. Since it is rare for a language to have three different terms, it is said to be one …

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