～なおす

Today’s Grammar Point:  ～なおす

直なおす itself is a transitive verb meaning “to mend,” “to correct,” etc. but it can be used after the stem of a verb and ～なおす means “to do ～ again” or “to re do ～.”

For the kanji 直, please see this post.

Connections

• [verb stem] なおす

Examples

凶きょうだったからおみくじを引ひき直なおした。
The lot I drew read “Bad Luck” so I redrew the fortune.

お金かねを数かぞえ直なおす
to recount the money

掃除そうじをし直なおす
to clean again

答案とうあんを見み直なおす
to review the answers

ご飯はんを温あたため直なおす
to reheat the rice/meal

カバンを詰つめ直なおす
to repack the bag

本ほんを並ならべ直なおす
to rearrange the books

航空券こうくうけんを買かい直なおす
to repurchase one’s air tickets

鉛筆えんぴつを削けずり直なおす
to shave the pencil again.

色いろを塗ぬり直なおす
to recolour, to paint in a different colour

セーターを編あみ直なおす
to re-knit a sweater

一いちから英語えいごを学まなび直なおす
to relearn English from scratch

選択科目せんたくかもくを選えらび直なおす
to reselect elective subjects

作文さくぶんを書かき直なおす
to rewrite the essay

申請書しんせいしょを出だし直なおす
to resubmit the application

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