Conjugation

振り返る

ふりかえるfurikaeru

look back

Godan verb, group 1, ending -ru.

Conjugated like なる, やる, 知る, 引っ張る, 祈る, 贈る

  • Godan, not ichidan

    It ends in -iru or -eru, but it is a godan verb: 振り返ります, 振り返らない.

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative振り返りますふりかえりますfurikaerimasu
    2. negative振り返りませんふりかえりませんfurikaerimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative振り返りましたふりかえりましたfurikaerimashita
    2. negative振り返りませんでしたふりかえりませんでしたfurikaerimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 振り返ってふりかえってfurikaette
    2. request振り返ってくださいふりかえってくださいfurikaette kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 振り返りましょうふりかえりましょうfurikaerimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative振り返りたいふりかえりたいfurikaeritai
    2. negative振り返りたくないふりかえりたくないfurikaeritakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative振り返るふりかえるfurikaeru
    2. negative振り返らないふりかえらないfurikaeranai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative振り返ったふりかえったfurikaetta
    2. negative振り返らなかったふりかえらなかったfurikaeranakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain振り返っているふりかえっているfurikaette iru
    2. polite振り返っていますふりかえっていますfurikaette imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain振り返れるふりかえれるfurikaereru
    2. polite振り返れますふりかえれますfurikaeremasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 振り返ったらふりかえったらfurikaettara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain振り返られるふりかえられるfurikaerareru
    2. polite振り返られますふりかえられますfurikaeraremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 振り返ろうふりかえろうfurikaerō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order振り返れふりかえれfurikaere
    2. ban振り返るなふりかえるなfurikaeru na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative振り返ればふりかえればfurikaereba
    2. negative振り返らなければふりかえらなければfurikaeranakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain振り返らせるふりかえらせるfurikaeraseru
    2. polite振り返らせますふりかえらせますfurikaerasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain振り返らせられるふりかえらせられるfurikaeraserareru
    2. polite振り返らせられますふりかえらせられますfurikaeraseraremasu