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Doing better with 〜直す

Grammar: Repetition » 〜直す

Appending 直す to a verb stem gives the meaning of re-doing an action, with the intention of doing it better than before (fixing it).

Examples

Re-imagining oneself with 〜直す

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After imagining her future self, Cocoa realizes her image came out wrong.

ココア:
「あ　ちょと間違(まちが)えた。やり直(なお)し」
“Ah, I made a little mistake. I'll do it over.”
Literal: “Ah, I made a little mistake. Doing it over.”

Re-learning how to swim with 〜直す

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Cocoa shows off her front crawl swimming form, while on her back flapping her arms.

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.”
Literal: “It would be better to relearn the way to swim.”

Supplemental Examples

Try finding this grammar in the following examples:
Better to re-learn how to swim with 〜た＋方がいい
Grammar » Giving advice with 〜た＋方がいい
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