戻す (もどす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

戻す (もどす) means to return / to put back / to restore.

See example sentences below.

戻す at a glance

戻す

もどすmodosu

N3verb

to return / to put back / to restore

戻すもどすmodosuN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

to return / to put back / to restore

Example 1

本を元の場所に戻してください。

Translation

Please put the book back in its original place.

Example 2

忘れたデータを戻せますか？

Translation

Can you restore the lost data?