Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI redo | ||
| NegativeI don’t redo |
JAPANESE VERB
やりなおす
やり直す
to redo, to do over
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI redoed | ||
| NegativeI didn’t redo |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formredoing, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am redoing | ||
| Please (て ください)please redo |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can redo | ||
| NegativeI can’t redo |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to redo | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to redo |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s redo |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I redo
- If, when (たら) if I redo
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) redo (do it)
- Plain command redo!
- Please don’t please don’t redo
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am redoed | ||
| CausativeI make someone redo |
How to use やりなおす
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
まちがえたら、 いつも さいしょ から やりなおします。
If I make a mistake, I always start over from the beginning.
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Past
きのう、 かいぎ の しりょう を ぜんぶ やりなおした。
Yesterday I redid the whole meeting document.
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Te-form
むすめ は、 いま しゅくだい を やりなおして いる。
My daughter is redoing her homework right now.
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Potential
おちて も、 しけん は らいねん やりなおせます。
Even if you fail, you can retake the exam next year.
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Want to
この かみがた は、 いえ で やりなおしたい。
This hairstyle, I want to redo at home.
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Volitional
じかん は ある から、 ゆっくり やりなおそう。
We've got time, so let's redo it carefully.
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Conditional
いちど やりなおせば、 こつ が わかります。
If you do it over once, you get the knack.
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Commands and requests
じ が きたない から、 やりなおしなさい。
Your writing's messy, do it again.
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Passive and causative
ぶちょう に、 さんかい も やりなおさせられた。
The department head made me redo it three times.
Good to know
- やりなおす is やる plus なおす, "again, properly": はじめ から やりなおす. なおす after any verb stem works the same: かきなおす, to rewrite; よみなおす, to reread.
- じんせい を やりなおす is to start life over.
Where you hear やりなおす
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Fluency Level 2
- まちがえたら、 やりなおす。 If you get it wrong, you redo it.
- プレゼン を、 さんかい やりなおした。 I redid the presentation three times.
- あした、 ちゅうもん を やりなおします。 Tomorrow I'll redo the order.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).