直す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
なお
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Transitive verb derived from (なお) (nao, straight; common, normal, ordinary) + transitive / causative suffixing element (su). Cognate with (なお) (naosu, to cure, to heal).

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「直す
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
直す
Imperative (命令形) 直せ
Key constructions
Passive 直される おされ
Causative 直させる おさせ
Potential 直せる おせ
Volitional 直そう おそ
Negative 直さない おさない
Negative perfective 直さなかった おさなかった
Formal 直します おしま
Perfective 直した した
Conjunctive 直して して
Hypothetical conditional 直せば せば

Verb

(なお) (naosuなほす (nafosu)?transitive godan (stem (なお) (naoshi), past (なお)した (naoshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 直す
mediopassive 直る
  1. to fix, to repair
    すぐ(なお)します
    Sugu naoshimasu.
    We will fix it immediately.
  2. to change, to alter
  3. to correct, to make proper
    Synonym: 修正する (shūsei suru)
  4. to redo something
    ()(なお)kakinaosu to rewrite
  5. (dialectal) to put back, to put away
    Synonym: 片付ける (katazukeru), しまう (shimau)

Conjugation

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN