直す (Naosu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to repair, to mend, to fix, to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.)”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.); to put right; to restore
- godan verb, transitive verbto change; to alter; to convert; to translate
- godan verb, transitive verbto put back; to put away
- godan verb, transitive verbto cure; to healusu. written as 治す
- godan verb, transitive verbto move up; to promote
- suffix, godan verbto do over again; to redoafter -masu stem of verb
Examples
誤りを直せ。
Correct errors.
後で掛け直す。
I'm gonna have to call you back.
誤りがあれば直せ。
Correct errors, if any.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).