ドレスの裾が少し長すぎたので、直してもらいました。
The hem of the dress was a bit too long, so I had it fixed.
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I had the broken watch fixed.
寝癖を直すのに時間がかかった。
It took time to fix my bed hair.
彼は爪を噛むという悪癖を直さなければならない
He must fix his bad habit of biting his nails.
市は古い下水道を直して、大雨の被害を減らした。
The city repaired the old sewer system and reduced damage from heavy rain.
ねじくれた性格を直すのは難しい。
It is difficult to fix a twisted personality.
明日の研究発表に向けて、学生たちは夜遅くまで資料を直した。
The students revised their materials late into the night for tomorrow's research presentation.
村の呪術医が病気を治す儀式を行った。
The village witch doctor performed a ritual to cure the illness.
村人たちは報徳の精神で、用水路を直した。
The villagers repaired the irrigation channel in the spirit of repaying what they had received.
古典の授業では、歴史的仮名遣いを現代仮名遣いに直す練習をした。
In classical Japanese class, we practiced converting historical kana usage to modern kana usage.
Usage Notes
Commonly used for physical repairs, correcting mistakes, or translating from one language to another. '治す' is used specifically for illnesses or injuries.
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