繰り返します（くりかえします、kurikaeshimasu）
- to repeat

The Japanese word 繰り返します, pronounced くりかえします, means "to repeat," "to do again," "to reiterate," or "to go over." It implies doing something multiple times or stating something again. It can apply to actions, thoughts, statements, or events. The action implied by 繰り返します is a repeated occurrence, emphasizing the act of doing something more than once. The core meaning focuses on the repetition of a process or event.

⚫︎宿題を繰り返します。 Translation: I repeat the homework. / I do the homework again. ⚫︎説明をもう一度繰り返します。 Translation: I'll repeat the explanation one more time. ⚫︎彼は同じ質問を何度も繰り返します。 Translation: He repeats the same question many times.

⚫︎繰り返します is used in formal and polite situations (masu-form). ⚫︎It can be used to describe repeating an action, a statement, or a process. ⚫︎The context determines what is being repeated. ⚫︎It's common in instructions, explanations, and presentations. ⚫︎Using the plain form 繰り返す is suitable in casual conversations. ⚫︎Conjugations include 繰り返しました (past tense), 繰り返す (plain form), 繰り返せます (can repeat), and others reflecting different tenses and nuances.

⚫︎The standard form is 繰り返します. ⚫︎It is typically written in kanji 繰り返します, but sometimes in hiragana くりかえします. The kanji 繰 means "to repeat, to draw out," 返 means "to return," and します is the polite verb ending for "to do." ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana attached to kanji) is consistent: 繰り返します.

⚫︎もう一度 (mou ichido): again, one more time (can be used to replace 繰り返します in some contexts, but is less about the act of repetition and more about doing it another time.) ⚫︎再度 (saidou): again, once more (more formal than もう一度) ⚫︎反復します (hanpuku shimasu): to repeat, to iterate (formal) ⚫︎重ねます (kasanemasu): to repeat, to pile up (often used for layers or multiple instances) ⚫︎リピートします (ripiito shimasu): to repeat (borrowed word from English, used in certain contexts such as music or media.) ⚫︎繰り返す (kurikaesu): to repeat (plain form, casual)

⚫︎やめます (yamemasu): to stop, to quit ⚫︎終わりです (owari desu): it's the end ⚫︎初めて (hajimete): for the first time ⚫︎一回だけ (ikkai dake): only once

先生は説明を繰り返します。 ・Translation: The teacher repeats the explanation. ・Explanation: This sentence shows the teacher's action of repeating something. The subject is the teacher and the action is 繰り返します the explanation.

練習問題を繰り返しますことで、能力が向上します。 ・Translation: Your ability improves by repeating the practice problems. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that the improvement in ability is caused by 繰り返します the practice problems. The action is linked with how it benefits the person.

The word 繰り返します is composed of the kanji 繰 (kuri - to repeat, draw out), 返 (kae - to return), and the verb suffix します (shimasu - to do, make). The etymology reflects the act of "drawing out and returning" or "doing again," thus "to repeat."