How to Say ‘Please return that cat’ in Japanese
その猫を返してください
そのねこをかえしてください
💬 Usage Tip: Combines ownership with a polite request.
🇯🇵 In Japan: Expected etiquette when borrowing someone's pet or item.
Phrase Breakdown
その猫
を返してください
Word-by-Word Breakdown
そのその
[sono]
that
Refers to something near the listener.
その猫を捕まえました。
I caught that cat.
猫ねこ
[neko]
cat
A small domesticated carnivorous mammal.
その猫を見失いました。
I lost sight of that cat.
をを
[o]
object marker
Indicates the direct object of the verb.
鍵を返してください。
Please return the keys.
返しかえし
[kaeshi]
return
To give back something to its original place.
時計を返してください。
Please return the watch.
てて
[te]
and
A connection or sequence in actions.
見て、それで返してください。
Look, and then return it please.
くださいください
[kudasai]
please
Polite expression to request something.
静かにしてください。
Please be quiet.
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