Grow, change, go back
Core words, Stage 2chunk 20 of 80Verbs: change, start and end
Lets you say things grew, changed or went back to normal.
- moto ni modorugo back to normal; go back to how it was
- nobirugrow (hair, nails); stretch; improve; go soggy (noodles)
- nobasugrow (hair); stretch; extend; put off
- henkachange; variation
Mix-ups Nobiru (it grows) vs nobasu (grow it); henka is change that happens, henkou change you make.
moto ni modoru
polite moto ni modorimasu
go back to normal; go back to how it was
Things, people or relationships returning to how they were before.
Moto ni modosu is 'put it back how it was' (you do it).
daijoubu, sugu moto ni modoru yo.
Don't worry, it'll be back to normal soon.
大丈夫、すぐ元に戻るよ。
daijoubu desu, sugu moto ni modorimasu yo.
Don't worry, it'll be back to normal soon.
大丈夫です、すぐ元に戻りますよ。
Written 元に戻る · もとにもどる · 元に戻りますRank #4695 in 3,030 TV dramas
nobiru
polite nobimasu
grow (hair, nails); stretch; improve; go soggy (noodles)
Things getting longer by themselves; also skills or sales growing.
Nobasu is 'grow it, stretch it' (you do it). Raamen ga nobiru = the ramen goes soggy.
kami, nobita ne.
Your hair's grown.
髪、伸びたね。
kami ga nobimashita ne.
Your hair has grown.
髪が伸びましたね。
Written 伸びる · のびる · 伸びますRank #2289 in 3,030 TV dramas
nobasu
polite nobashimasu
grow (hair); stretch; extend; put off
You make something longer: grow your hair, stretch out, extend a stay or a deadline.
Nobiru is 'grow, stretch' by itself. In the 'put off' sense it's written 延ばす.
kami, nobasou ka na.
Maybe I'll grow my hair out.
髪、伸ばそうかな。
kami o nobasou ka to omotte imasu.
I'm thinking of growing my hair out.
髪を伸ばそうかと思っています。
Written 伸ばす · のばす · 伸ばしますRank #2885 in 3,030 TV dramas
henka
change; variation
Change that happens, not change you make; often with aru / nai.
Henka suru is a bit formal; casual talk uses kawaru. Henkou is a change you make to a plan.
saikin, nanika henka atta?
Anything changed for you lately?
最近、何か変化あった？
saikin, nanika henka wa arimashita ka?
Has anything changed for you lately?
最近、何か変化はありましたか？
Written 変化 · へんかRank #2372 in 3,030 TV dramas