直す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
直
なお Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

Verbalisation of 直 (なお) (nao). Related to 治 (なお)す (naosu, “to cure”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) なおす [nàóꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [na̠o̞sɨᵝ]

Verb

直す (transitive, godan conjugation, hiragana なおす, rōmaji naosu, historical hiragana なほす)

to fix, to repair
すぐ直 (なお)します。
Sugu naoshimasu.
We will fix it immediately.
to change, to alter
to correct, to make proper

Conjugation

Conjugation of "直す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	直さ	なおさ	naosa
Continuative (連用形)	直し	なおし	naoshi
Terminal (終止形)	直す	なおす	naosu
Attributive (連体形)	直す	なおす	naosu
Hypothetical (仮定形)	直せ	なおせ	naose
Imperative (命令形)	直せ	なおせ	naose
Key constructions
Passive	直される	なおされる	naosareru
Causative	直させる直さす	なおさせるなおさす	naosaseru naosasu
Potential	直せる	なおせる	naoseru
Volitional	直そう	なおそう	naosō
Negative	直さない	なおさない	naosanai
Negative continuative	直さず	なおさず	naosazu
Formal	直します	なおします	naoshimasu
Perfective	直した	なおした	naoshita
Conjunctive	直して	なおして	naoshite
Hypothetical conditional	直せば	なおせば	naoseba

Synonyms

修 (しゅう)正 (せい)する (shūsei suru)

See also

直 (なお)る (naoru, “[intransitive verb] to repair”)

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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