「〜て帰る」- Go and Return

Explanation

In Japanese, 〜て帰かえ〜て帰かえる is used to express leaving a place to perform an action and then returning to the original location. This grammar point is pronounced as 「〜てかえる」 and is typically used to describe situations where an action is completed in a short time before returning to the starting point.

Grammar Pattern

Basic Usage

〜て帰かえ〜て帰かえる is formed by attaching the て-form of a verb to 「帰る」 and is commonly used in everyday conversations.

• 近ちか近ちかくのスーパーまで歩ある歩あるいて帰かえ帰かえります。

• Chikaku no suupaa made aruite kaerimasu.

• I’ll walk to the nearby supermarket and come back.
  
  

Examples

• ちょっとコンビニに行いちょっとコンビニに行いって帰かえ帰かえります。

• Chotto konbini ni itte kaerimasu.

• I’ll go to the convenience store and come back.
  
  

• 本屋ほんや本屋ほんやで本ほん本ほんを買か買かってから、公園こうえん公園こうえんで読よ読よんで、家いえ家いえに帰かえ帰かえります。

• Honya de hon o katte kara, kouen de yonde, ie ni kaerimasu.

• After buying a book at the bookstore, I’ll read it at the park and then go home.
  
  

• 彼かれ彼かれは会社かいしゃ会社かいしゃに行い行いって帰かえ帰かえるつもりですか？

• Kare wa kaisha ni itte kaeru tsumori desu ka?

• Does he plan to go to the office and come back?
  
  

• ええ、ちょっと仕事しごとええ、ちょっと仕事しごとをしてすぐ帰かえ帰かえってきます。

• Ee, chotto shigoto o shite sugu kaette kimasu.

• Yes, I’ll do a bit of work and come back right away.
  
  

• 買か買かい物もの物ものに行い行いって帰かえ帰かえった後あと後あと、映画えいが映画えいがを見み見みに行い行いく？

• Kaimono ni itte kaetta ato, eiga o mi ni iku?

• After going shopping and coming back, shall we go watch a movie?
  
  

• いいね、そうしよう！いいね、そうしよう！

• Ii ne, sou shiyou!

• Sounds good, let’s do that!
  
  

Summary

〜て帰かえ〜て帰かえる is a highly practical grammar point used to describe going somewhere to do something and then returning to the original location. By comparing it with similar grammar structures, you can better understand its unique usage and application in Japanese.