How to say "translate" in Japanese

• 訳すやくすJLPT N2approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbCovers the core sense of translating text or speech from one language to another. This is the word you want for rendering a book, sentence, or conversation into another language.
  この文ぶんを英語えいごに訳やくしなさい。↗

  Put this sentence into English.
• 直すなおすJLPT N4approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbPrimarily means to fix, repair, or redo something; 'translate' is only a secondary sense. For the language-conversion meaning of 'translate' it is seldom the word you want—use it when fixing or altering is meant.
  次つぎの文章ぶんしょうを日本語にほんごに直なおしなさい。↗

  Put the following sentences into Japanese.

For 'translate' in the language-conversion sense, 「訳す」 is the natural choice; 「直す」 is really 'to fix or redo', and only secondarily means translate, so prefer it for repairing or altering.

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• 訳すやくすto translate
• トランスレートtranslate
• 訳するやくするto translate
• 直すなおすto change