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元に戻す
motonimodosu
to go back to the start, to reset, to restore, to return to the point (of a discussion), to return something (that has been moved) to previous place, to reconstitute
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  1. motonimodosu to go back to the start, to reset, to restore, to return to the point (of a discussion), to return something (that has been moved) to previous place, to reconstitute
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Kanji Breakdown
元
Beginning, Former Time, Origin
On: げん,がん Kun: もと
4 strokes N4
戻
Re-, Return, Revert, Resume, Restore, Go Backwards
On: れい Kun: もど.す,もど.る
7 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
元に戻す (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく元に戻すことがあります。
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