帰す
かえす
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home; to come to (in the end); to end in
JLPT N2 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) homeGodan verb (-su), su verb - precursor to the modern suru
to come to (in the end); to end in- to attribute; to blame
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 帰すかえす | 帰しますかえします |
| Negative | 帰さないかえさない | 帰しませんかえしません |
| Past | 帰したかえした | 帰しましたかえしました |
| Past negative | 帰さなかったかえさなかった | 帰しませんでしたかえしませんでした |
| Te-form | 帰してかえして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 帰せるかえせる |
| Passive | 帰されるかえされる |
| Causative | 帰させるかえさせる |
| Volitional | 帰そうかえそう |
| Imperative | 帰せかえせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 帰せばかえせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 帰したらかえしたら |
Example sentences
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Nothing has resulted from his efforts.
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Years of effort came to nothing.
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Tom's efforts came to nothing.
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The fire reduced the whole village to ashes.
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Nothing has resulted from our efforts.
More examples (6)
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All his endeavors ended in failure.
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All her efforts culminated in failure.
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His error brought the project to nothing.
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In short, all our efforts resulted in nothing.
けがを治療してもらったトラは、村人たちの手で無事、保護区に帰された。
The tiger, having had its wounds treated, was returned by the villagers to the animal sanctuary without incident.
キング牧師が献身的に力を尽くしたものすべてが水泡に帰したかのように思われた。
Everything Rev. Martin Luther King had worked so hard for seemed lost.