直す
Meanings
Godan verb
Transitive verb
1. 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)
2. to change; to alter; to convert; to translate
3. to put back; to put away
4. to cure; to heal (usu. written as 治す)
Suffix
Godan verb
6. to do over again; to redo (after -masu stem of verb)
Other spellings
なおす
Kanji used
Pitch accent
なおす
Examples99
その 本 を なおし なさい。
Put the book back where you found it.
いま それ を 直そうっ たって 無駄 だ。
It's no use trying to fix it now.
次の 文章 を 日本語 に 直し なさい。
Put the following sentences into Japanese.
あなた の 時計 は 明日 まで には 直して おきます よ。
I will have repaired your watch by tomorrow.
これ を 直して 下さい。
Please fix this.
今 直している ところ なんだ。
So it is being repaired at the moment.