Japanese edit

Alternative spellings
立て直す
建て直す

Etymology edit

From () (tate, (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb ()てる (tateru).) + (なお) (naosu).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

たてなおす (tatenaosuたてなほす (tatenafosu)?transitive godan (stem たてなおし (tatenaoshi), past たてなおした (tatenaoshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 立て直す
mediopassive 立ち直る
  1. 立て直す: to reerect; to stand back up
  2. 立て直す: to rebuild; to reestablish
    (かん)(けい)()(なお)
    kankei o tatenaosu
    to reestablish relations
  3. 立て直す: to turn around (a failure); to put back on its feet
    (かい)(しゃ)()(なお)
    kaisha o tatenaosu
    to turn around the business
  4. 建て直す: to rebuild (a building)

Conjugation edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN