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ie is "house" and ni is "to." Without that, often you can assume the speaker means home. But this makes it explicit.I was wondering what the 'ieni' is doing in front of the kaeru and what it's purpose is?
Would they normally only make it explicit like this when it's not clear by context that the 帰る would be to home? I was always told 帰る was more "return" than it was to "go to". So in other words if they had come to where they were from somewhere other than home they might clarify?ie is "house" and ni is "to." Without that, often you can assume the speaker means home. But this makes it explicit.
Yes, it's pretty much always return. It could mean return to home to office or wherever. So if it's not clear, specify. But in my experience, 戻る is typically used when returning to other places and 帰る is mostly reserved for home. Sometimes though even the implied home is not clear. For example it could be your actual residence or your family home (実家) where your parents are.Would they normally only make it explicit like this when it's not clear by context that the 帰る would be to home? I was always told 帰る was more "return" than it was to "go to". So in other words if they had come to where they were from somewhere other than home they might clarify?