直す
なおす · naosu
To repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits)
- to change, to alter, to convert, to translate
- to put back, to put away
- to cure, to heal
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falls after mora 2 · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
この自転車まで直すと、時間がかかる。
このじてんしゃまでなおすと、じかんがかかる。
Repairing this bicycle takes time.
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スポークまで張り直すと、ホイールが真円になる。
すぽーくまではりなおすと、ほいーるがしんえんになる。
If you retension even the spokes, the wheel becomes perfectly round.
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 直しますなおします |
| Polite negative (ません) | 直しませんなおしません |
| Polite past (ました) | 直しましたなおしました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 直しませんでしたなおしませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 直しましょうなおしましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 直しなおし |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 直したいなおしたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 直しながらなおしながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 直してなおして |
| Plain past (た形) | 直したなおした |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 直したらなおしたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 直しているなおしている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 直さないなおさない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 直さなかったなおさなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 直さなくてなおさなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 直せるなおせる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 直せばなおせば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 直せなおせ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 直そうなおそう |
| Passive (受身形) | 直されるなおされる |
| Causative (使役形) | 直させるなおさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 直させられるなおさせられる |
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What does 直す mean?
To repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.), to put right, to restore, to straighten (e.g. a tie), to tidy up (one's hair, make-up, etc.), to revive (one's spirits). It can also mean: to change, to alter, to convert, to translate; to put back, to put away; to cure, to heal.
How do you pronounce 直す?
なおす (naosu). Pitch accent: nakadaka — falls after mora 2. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 直す?
JLPT N4 — upper beginner. See the JLPT N4 guide.
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