Doing better with 〜直す

Grammar: Repetition » 〜直す

Usage Notes

〜直す means “do again to fix it”. The first attempt was wrong, incomplete, or no longer suitable.

It attaches to the verb stem, as in やり直(なお)す, 書(か)き直(なお)す, and 考(かんが)え直(なお)す.

Examples

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Re-imagining oneself with 〜直す

Grammar Explanation: Doing better with 〜直す (Future entry)

Cocoa imagines her future self, but the image isn’t quite right.

ココア:

「あ　ちょっと間違(まちが)えた。やり直(なお)し」

“Ah, I made a little mistake. I'll do it over.”

Re-learning how to swim with 〜直す

Grammar Explanation: Doing better with 〜直す (Future entry)

Cocoa and her friends visit an indoor hot spring. Rize admits she doesn’t know how to swim.

ココア:

「私(わたし)のクロール見(み)てー」

“Look at my front crawl!”

シャロ:

「泳(およ)ぎ方(かた)を覚(おぼ)え直(なお)した方(ほう)がいいわね」

“You'd better learn how to swim over again.”

Supplemental Examples

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Better to re-learn how to swim with 〜た＋方がいい

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