直す

なおすnaosu

repair

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 生み出す, 犯す, 回す

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative直しますなおしますnaoshimasu
    2. negative直しませんなおしませんnaoshimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative直しましたなおしましたnaoshimashita
    2. negative直しませんでしたなおしませんでしたnaoshimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 直してなおしてnaoshite
    2. request直してくださいなおしてくださいnaoshite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 直しましょうなおしましょうnaoshimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative直したいなおしたいnaoshitai
    2. negative直したくないなおしたくないnaoshitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative直すなおすnaosu
    2. negative直さないなおさないnaosanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative直したなおしたnaoshita
    2. negative直さなかったなおさなかったnaosanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain直しているなおしているnaoshite iru
    2. polite直していますなおしていますnaoshite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain直せるなおせるnaoseru
    2. polite直せますなおせますnaosemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 直したらなおしたらnaoshitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain直されるなおされるnaosareru
    2. polite直されますなおされますnaosaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 直そうなおそうnaosō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order直せなおせnaose
    2. ban直すななおすなnaosu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative直せばなおせばnaoseba
    2. negative直さなければなおさなければnaosanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain直させるなおさせるnaosaseru
    2. polite直させますなおさせますnaosasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain直させられるなおさせられるnaosaserareru
    2. polite直させられますなおさせられますnaosaseraremasu