建(た)て直(なお)す

たてなおす
verb (godan)
to rebuild; to reconstruct
他動詞 transitivebuildingchange
See also: 立(た)て直(なお)す (rebuild, restore)
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present建(た)て直(なお)す建(た)て直(なお)さない
Present polite建(た)て直(なお)します建(た)て直(なお)しません
Past建(た)て直(なお)した建(た)て直(なお)さなかった
Past polite建(た)て直(なお)しました建(た)て直(なお)しませんでした
て form建(た)て直(なお)して建(た)て直(なお)さなくて
ている present建(た)て直(なお)している建(た)て直(なお)していない
ている polite建(た)て直(なお)しています建(た)て直(なお)していません
ている past建(た)て直(なお)していた建(た)て直(なお)していなかった
ている past polite建(た)て直(なお)していました建(た)て直(なお)していませんでした
Conditional ば建(た)て直(なお)せば建(た)て直(なお)さなければ
Conditional たら建(た)て直(なお)したら建(た)て直(なお)さなかったら
Volitional建(た)て直(なお)そう—
Volitional polite建(た)て直(なお)しましょう—
Potential建(た)て直(なお)せる建(た)て直(なお)せない
Passive建(た)て直(なお)される建(た)て直(なお)されない
Causative建(た)て直(なお)させる建(た)て直(なお)させない
Imperative建(た)て直(なお)せ建(た)て直(なお)すな
1. to rebuild; to reconstruct (a building)
To demolish an old or damaged building and construct a new one in its place.
古(ふる)い家(いえ)を建(た)て直(なお)す。
To rebuild an old house.
There are plans to rebuild the school that was destroyed in the earthquake.
This house, rebuilt in my grandfather's generation, is now fifty years old.
2. to reorganize; to restore; to get back on track
To rebuild something abstract such as a business, relationship, health, or life after a setback. Often written as 立て直す for this figurative sense.
経営(けいえい)を建(た)て直(なお)す。
To restructure the business.
I'll return after getting my health back on track.
The company had been running deficits, but under the new president they managed to turn it around.

Common patterns

Godan verb (す ending, conjugates as s-row: 建(た)て直(なお)さない, 建(た)て直(なお)します). Transitive — takes a direct object marked with を.

Writing

Sense 1 (physical rebuilding) uses 建(た)て直(なお)す. Sense 2 (figurative rebuilding) is often written 立(た)て直(なお)す, though the two are sometimes used interchangeably.

Common collocations