返す

返す

"返す" means "to return" or "to give back."

Here, "返す" is used to mean 'return', indicating the act of giving back something borrowed.

本を図書館に返す必要があります。

I need to return the book to the library.

In this sentence, "返す" denotes repaying or paying back in the context of money.

彼は私にお金を返しました。

He returned money to me.

Here, "返す" is used in the context of responding or replying in a conversation.

彼の言葉に返す言葉がありませんでした。

I had no words to reply to his statement.