～直す
Do something again to correct it
You'll be able to say that an action is repeated because the first attempt needs correcting.
芽衣は名前を書き直します。
mei wa namae o kakinaoshimasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
Mei rewrites her name.
Do something again to improve it
～直す means doing an action again to correct, revise, or improve it. It adds a reason for repetition that a plain “again” does not necessarily express.
間違えた文を読み直しました。
machigaeta bun o yominaoshimashita.
I reread the sentence I got wrong.
Form and use ～直す
Remove ます and add 直す. This works naturally with revisable actions such as writing, reading again to check, or making something again; it is not a mechanical suffix for every verb.
間違えた文を読み直しました。
machigaeta bun o yominaoshimashita.
I reread the sentence I got wrong.
この料理を作り直します。
kono ryouri o tsukurinaoshimasu.
I will remake this dish.
間違いが多かったので、レポートを書き直しました。
machigai ga ookatta node, repooto o kakinaoshimashita.
There were a lot of mistakes, so I rewrote my report.
電話番号が違いました。もう一度かけ直します。
denwa bangou ga chigaimashita. mou ichido kakenaoshimasu.
I had the wrong number. I'll call again.
すみません、よく分かりません。もう少し簡単に言い直してください。
sumimasen, yoku wakarimasen. mou sukoshi kantan ni iinaoshite kudasai.
Sorry, I don't quite understand. Could you say it again more simply?
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