問とい直なおす

godan verb (-su)

question again; repeat a question; re-ask

Used when asking a question again, often to clarify a problematic point or to confirm understanding. The compound 問い直す emphasizes redoing the act of asking.

• 彼かれの答こたえが曖あい昧まいだったので、もう一いち度ど問とい直なおした。

  His answer was vague, so I asked him again.

• 理り解かいできなかった部ぶ分ぶんを先せん生せいに問とい直なおす。

  I ask the teacher again about the part I didn't understand.