Japanese

かきなおす
Meaning: to rewrite; to write again
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 書き直す 書き直さない
Polite 書き直します 書き直しません
Past 書き直した 書き直さなかった
Polite + Past 書き直しました 書き直しませんでした
Te-form 書き直して 書き直さなくて
Potential 書き直せる 書き直せない
Passive 書き直される 書き直されない
Causative 書き直させる 書き直させない
Imperative 書き直せ 書き直すな

Handwriting

書
き
直
す

Example sentences

I rewrote the letter because there was a mistake.
この作文は直しが多すぎて、もう一度書き直したほうがいい。
This essay has too many corrections; it's better to rewrite it.
彼は論文の草稿を書き直した。
He rewrote the draft of the thesis.

Usage Notes

To write something again in order to correct it or make it better.

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