to do ~ again, to redo ~

Beginner

15-20 min

common

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Explanation

Expresses doing something over again.

[Verb ます-stem] + 直す

間違えたので、書き直しました。

Machigaeta node, kakinaoshimashita.

I made a mistake, so I rewrote it.

もう一度考え直してください。

Mou ichido kangaenaoshite kudasai.

Please reconsider once more.

Implies correcting or improving something.

～てもいいです

may do ~, it's okay to do ~

～てはいけません

must not do ~, not allowed to do ~

～なければなりません

must do ~, have to do ~

～なくてもいいです

don't have to do ~, don't need to do ~

Common with writing, thinking, making.

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Japanese Language Education Specialists

Last updated: Jan 2

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