Japanese word

やり直す

Pronunciation

Romajiyarinaosu

Meaning

  • verbredo

Example

まちがえたので、もう一度やり直します。ma chi ga e ta no de mō ichi do ya ri nao shi ma su

I made a mistake, so I will redo it.

Illustration for やり直す (redo)

More examples

先生の助言を聞いて、作文をやり直しました。sen sei no jo gen o ki i te saku bun o ya ri nao shi ma shi ta

After hearing my teacher's advice, I redid my composition.

Core concept

It marks a second attempt to improve or correct the result of an earlier attempt.

Common phrases

  • 最初からやり直すsai sho ka ra ya ri nao su

    start over from the beginning

  • 問題をやり直すmon dai o ya ri nao su

    redo a problem

Similar words

再試行するsaishikōsuru: To try an action again after an earlier attempt does not succeed.
出直すdenaosu: To start again from the beginning after an attempt fails or needs correction.
作り直すtsukurinaosu: To make something again because the first version has an error or needs improvement.

Definition in Japanese

一度行ったことを、失敗や不十分な点を直すためにもう一度行う。ichi do okona tta ko to o ship pai ya fu jū bun na ten o nao su ta me ni mō ichi do okona u

Word origin

The verb やり直す (yarinaosu) combines やる (yaru, "do") and 直す (naosu, "fix"), expressing the idea of doing something again to fix it.

Usage tips

  • A child can やり直す (yarinaosu) a puzzle after finding an error, which connects the word with learning through repeated attempts.

Other meanings

  • start oververb

Related words

  • やり直しyarinaoshiredonoun

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