Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

(なお)to be cured, to get well, to be healed, to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed

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    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to get mended, to be repaired, to be fixed

    2. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to return to normal, to recover (e.g. one's temper), to be restored, to improve, to rally, to come right

    3. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to be corrected, to get put right, to be rectified

    4. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to come right, to cure (itself), to get cured

    5. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      5.

      to sit properly

    6. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      6.

      to be promoted, to rise

    7. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      7.

      to have one's crimes forgiven

    All Forms

    直る 【なおる】

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    Examples

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      (こわ)れていたパソコンが突然(とつぜん)(なお)った。

      The broken computer was suddenly fixed.

      • N4

      携帯(けいたい)画面(がめん)(なお)までに2時間(にじかん)ほどかかるらしいです。

      They say it takes about 2 hours for a cell phone screen to be fixed.

      • N4

      電気(でんき)()さんの店員(てんいん)にもうこの扇風機(せんぷうき)(なお)らないと()われてしまった。

      The electrician's clerk told me that he could no longer fix this fan.

      • N4

      もうどう頑張(がんば)っても(なお)らないほど(つま)との関係(かんけい)()()ってしまいました。

      My relationship with my wife has cooled to the point that I can no longer fix it no matter how hard I try.

      • N3

      長年(ながねん)愛用(あいよう)していた電気(でんき)ケトルが(なお)らなかったので、渋々(しぶしぶ)(あたら)しいものを()うことにした。

      My electric kettle that I had used for many years could not be fixed, so I reluctantly decided to buy a new one.

      • N3
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