直る
なおる
to be fixed
Naoru (直る) is a godan verb meaning "to be fixed". Its polite form is 直ります (naorimasu), its te form is 直って (naotte), its past form is 直った (naotta), and its negative form is 直らない (naoranai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Naoru (直る) conjugation quick reference
直る means "to be fixed". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Naoru example sentences
わたしの車はまだ直っていません。
My car is not fixed yet.
昨日、壊れたパソコンが直りました。
The broken computer was fixed yesterday.
この荷物はすぐに直るでしょうか？
Will this luggage be fixed soon?
How to use Naoru: grammar notes
•Use 直る when something gets fixed or goes back to normal on its own, like "テレビが直った" (The TV got fixed).
•The thing that gets fixed usually comes before が—don’t use を here, so say "車が直る," not "車を直る."
•Don’t confuse 直る (to be fixed) with 直す (to fix something); 直す is when someone actively fixes it.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Naoru
コンピューターが直る
The computer gets fixed
病気が直る
The illness is cured / gets better
自然に直る
It fixes itself naturally / Heals on its own
Naoru (直る) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 直る | naoru |
| Masu Form | 直ります | naorimasu |
| Te Form | 直って | naotte |
| Past Form | 直った | naotta |
| Negative Form | 直らない | naoranai |
| Past Negative | 直らなかった | naoranakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 直ります | naorimasu |
| Polite Past | 直りました | naorimashita |
| Polite Negative | 直りません | naorimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 直りませんでした | naorimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 直れる | naoreru |
| Passive Form | 直られる | naorareru |
| Causative Form | 直らせる | naoraseru |
| Causative Passive | 直らされる | naorasareru |
| Volitional Form | 直ろう | naorou |
| Imperative Form | 直れ | naore |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 直れば | naoreba |
| Conditional (たら) | 直ったら | naottara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 直っている | naotteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 直りたい | naoritai |
| Prohibition | 直るな | naoruna |