思い直す・思いなおす|おもいなおすomoinaosu[5]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 思い直す(おもいなおす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 思い直します(おもいなおします) |
| Negative (nai) | 思い直さない(おもいなおさない) |
| polite (masen) | 思い直しません(おもいなおしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 思い直さず・思い直さぬ(おもいなおさず・おもいなおさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 思い直した(おもいなおした) |
| polite (mashita) | 思い直しました(おもいなおしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 思い直さなかった(おもいなおさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 思い直しませんでした(おもいなおしませんでした) |
| Te form | 思い直して(おもいなおして) |
| Potential | 思い直せる(おもいなおせる) |
| Passive | 思い直される(おもいなおされる) |
| Causative | 思い直させる(おもいなおさせる) |
| Causative passive | 思い直させられる(おもいなおさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 思い直せば(おもいなおせば) |
| tara | 思い直したら(おもいなおしたら) |
| Volitional | 思い直そう(おもいなおそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 思い直しましょう(おもいなおしましょう) |
| Imperative | 思い直せ(おもいなおせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Synonym再考さいこうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for reconsidering, focused on re-examining a decision, as in 「再考を促す」; more formal than 「思い直す」.
- Synonym思い返すおもいかえすNeutralNeutral word covering both recalling the past and changing one's mind; the emphasis is on looking back over past events, but it can also mean rethinking.
- Synonym考え直すかんがえなおすNeutralEveryday word for thinking something over again to make adjustments; more rational than 「思い直す」.
- Related再検討さいけんとうWrittenWritten/formal prose term for re-examining and re-evaluating a plan or proposal.
- Antonym固執するWrittenWritten/formal verb for stubbornly sticking to one's position and refusing to change one's mind — the opposite of 「思い直す」.
Use 「思い直す」 for changing your mind about a decision you had made, as in 「思い直して引き返す」; rethink rationally with 「考え直す」; in written prose use 「再考」 or 「再検討」. 「思い返す」 leans toward recalling the past, while 「固執する」 is the opposite.
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