作り直す・つくり直す・作りなおす|つくりなおすtsukurinaosu[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

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Which spelling to use
作り直す作り直す uses mixed kanji and kana and is the most common of the three written forms; beginners should use it.
つくり直すつくり直す also uses mixed kanji and kana, but is less common than 作り直す; it is an alternative spelling you may encounter.
作りなおす作りなおす uses mixed kanji and kana and is less common than the other two forms; beginners should prefer 作り直す.
Definitions
  1. godan verb, transitive verbto remake; to rebuild
Conjugation
Dictionary form作り直す(つくりなおす)
Polite (masu)作り直します(つくりなおします)
Negative (nai)作り直さない(つくりなおさない)
polite (masen)作り直しません(つくりなおしません)
classical zu / nu作り直さず・作り直さぬ(つくりなおさず・つくりなおさぬ)
Past (ta)作り直した(つくりなおした)
polite (mashita)作り直しました(つくりなおしました)
Past negative (nakatta)作り直さなかった(つくりなおさなかった)
polite (masen deshita)作り直しませんでした(つくりなおしませんでした)
Te form作り直して(つくりなおして)
Potential作り直せる(つくりなおせる)
Passive作り直される(つくりなおされる)
Causative作り直させる(つくりなおさせる)
Causative passive作り直させられる(つくりなおさせられる)
Conditional (ba)作り直せば(つくりなおせば)
tara作り直したら(つくりなおしたら)
Volitional作り直そう(つくりなおそう)
polite (mashou)作り直しましょう(つくりなおしましょう)
Imperative作り直せ(つくりなおせ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym作り変えるつくりかえるNeutralCovers making a new version of the same thing or reworking and adapting it, as in 「洋服をバッグに作り変える」; 「作り直す」 stresses redoing to fix flaws.
  • Antonym壊すこわすNeutralRefers to breaking or destroying something — the opposite of 「作り直す」, which is about remaking.

Use 「作り直す」 to remake something or fix its flaws, as in 「資料を作り直す」「一から作り直す」. Use 「作り変える」 to make a new version of the same thing or to rework or adapt it. 「壊す」 is the opposite: to destroy.

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Japanese definitions
  1. あらためて作つくる。悪わるい所ところを直なおして良よいものにする。
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