Japanese

なおる
Meaning: to get better; to be cured; to heal
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 治る 治らない
Polite 治ります 治りません
Past 治った 治らなかった
Polite + Past 治りました 治りませんでした
Te-form 治って 治らなくて
Potential 治れる 治れない
Passive 治られる 治られない
Causative 治らせる 治らせない
Causative + Passive 治らされる 治らされない
Imperative 治れ 治るな

Example sentences

しっかり休めば、すぐに治りますよ。
If you rest well, you'll get better soon.
風邪が治って、やっと声が出るようになった。
I finally got my voice back after my cold cleared up.
薬を飲みさえすれば治ります。
As long as you take the medicine, you will get better.
病気が治るように、母は薬師に手を合わせた。
My mother prayed before the Medicine Buddha for the illness to heal.
風邪が治らず、近くの診療所で薬をもらった。
My cold would not get better, so I received medicine at a nearby clinic.

Usage Notes

Specifically used for recovering from an illness or injury. For repairing objects, '直る' is used instead.

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