直なおらない

i-adjective

beyond repair; irreparable; cannot be fixed

Used as a set phrase, often in the pattern ～が直らない or ～はもう直らない, to describe something that cannot be repaired, corrected, or restored.

• この時計とけいはもう直なおらない。

  This watch is beyond repair.

• 彼かれの悪わるい癖くせはなかなか直なおらない。

  His bad habit just won't be corrected.