Meaning
Adds the meaning of doing an action again in order to correct the result.
Formation
- Drop ます and add 直す: 書きます → 書き直す
When to use it
- Core use
- Do it over, correcting it
Example
間違えた漢字を書き直します
I will rewrite the kanji I wrote incorrectly.
Important notes
- Pay attention to the word form before the construction and to the particles around it.
Common mistakes
- Do not translate the pattern word for word; first identify its function in the whole situation.