直す

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) なお​す [nàóꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [na̠o̞sɨᵝ]
  • 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 なお​す [nàóꜜsù]
Imperative (命令形) 直せ なお​せ [nàóꜜsè]
Key constructions
Passive 直される なおされ​る [nàósáréꜜrù]
Causative 直させる なおさせ​る [nàósáséꜜrù]
Potential 直せる なおせ​る [nàóséꜜrù]
Volitional 直そう なおそ​ー [nàósóꜜò]
Negative 直さない なおさ​ない [nàósáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 直さなかった なおさ​なかった [nàósáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 直します なおしま​す [nàóshímáꜜsù]
Perfective 直した なお​した [nàóꜜshìtà]
Conjunctive 直して なお​して [nàóꜜshìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 直せば なお​せば [nàóꜜsèbà]

Verb

直(なお)す • (naosu) ←なほす (nafosu)?transitive godan (stem 直(なお)し (naoshi), past 直(なお)した (naoshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 直す
mediopassive 直る
  1. to fix, to repair
    すぐ直(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
    書(か)き直(なお)す ― 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 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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