なおす
Meanings
Auxiliary verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
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)
By when can you fix it?
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
2. to change; to alter; to convert; to translate
Please translate this text into English.
3. to put back; to put away
Put the books back on the bookshelf.
4. to cure; to heal
usu. written as 治す
5. to move up; to promote
Verb (5-dan, す)
6. to do over again; to redo
after -masu stem of verb
What we need is to live our lives anew.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (100 in total)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
Examples (71 in total)
I'll ring you back.
Can you fix this?
I'll try to fix it.
I fixed my computer.
By when can you fix it?
I know how to fix that.
Maybe it can be fixed.
Please fix this.
Why don't you try to fix it?
Is it worth fixing?
If it's not broken, don't fix it.
If you break it again, I'm not going to fix it.
Shall we go for another drink somewhere?
Please fix my toy.
You should fix your tie.
She mended her socks.
I want to fix my negative personality.
I'm fixing the washing machine.
I change the hiragana into kanji.
Why don't you mend that fuse?
I had to fix the toaster.
I might be able to fix that.
I'll call you back soon.
Correct me if I make mistakes, please.
My brother fixed my bike.
Put the books back on the bookshelf.
How much is it if you convert the yen into dollars?
The basics are shaky, so I need to firm them up again.
He had the car fixed in no time at all.
Please fix the iron.
Convert the following fractions to decimals.
This car isn't worth repairing.
Let's wait for someone to notice and fix it.
I don't think there's anything left to fix.
You should get your car fixed.
Will you manage to repair my car?
He loves to fix things.
I cannot fix this machine. It's very difficult.
Do you know how to fix this TV?
She turned her old dress into a skirt.
Please put this into English.
I straighten my collar a bit.
I had a plumber fix the clogged toilet.
The towels are put away in the cabinet drawer.
It's no use trying to fix it now.
I am going to have John repair my watch.
Retell the myths and rewrite the stories.
I smoothed my hair down with my hand to fix my bed hair.
The carpenter is repairing the ridge of the roof.
Let's have our composition corrected by the teacher.
A native corrected my mistakes.
NOTE: Typo corrected. Thanks for pointing it out.
I had my teacher correct my English composition.
I had my shoes mended at that store.
I will have repaired your watch by tomorrow.
It's finished after a fashion, but there's a lot I'd like to fix.
The teacher didn't mind explaining the problem again.
I had had my watch repaired, but it broke again.
Tom fixed the broken chair.
Is there someplace around here that can fix a flat tire?
I had my composition corrected by Mr. Jones.
Can you fix this door? It's creaking.
It needs to have its length adjusted just a little.
What we need is to live our lives anew.
I'll give you something similar later, so cheer up.
I looked for the box and manual, repacked them, and shoved them into a paper bag.
Once you have formed a bad habit, you can't get rid of it easily.
I want to have this letter translated into English by tomorrow.
But once a thread has snapped, it's hard to tie it back together perfectly right away.
You should have Mr Green correct your English pronunciation.
You should have Mr Brown correct your speech before the presentation.