直す

なおす

To fix, to correct, to repair

N4verb·naosu

How to remember it

Transitive partner of 直る — you actively make something straight or right.

Example sentences

  • 時計を直してもらった。

    とけいをなおしてもらった。

    I had the watch fixed.

  • 間違いを直してください。

    まちがいをなおしてください。

    Please correct the mistakes.

Usage

Transitive; also means 'to redo' as a suffix (書き直す = rewrite).

Related words

直る修理治す書き直す

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