立て直す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 立て直す | 立て直さない |
| Polite | 立て直します | 立て直しません |
| Past polite | 立て直しました | 立て直しませんでした |
| Past | 立て直した | 立て直さなかった |
| Te-form | 立て直して | 立て直さないで |
| Desire | 立て直したい | 立て直したくない |
| Potential | 立て直せる | 立て直せない |
| Passive | 立て直される | 立て直されない |
| Causative | 立て直させる | 立て直させない |
| Causative passive | 立て直させられる | 立て直させられない |
| Volitional | 立て直そう | |
| Polite volitional | 立て直しましょう | |
| Imperative | 立て直せ | 立て直すな |
| Conditional | 立て直せば | 立て直さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 立て直したら | 立て直さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
stand back up; put back upright
Physical sense: to set something that has fallen over back into an upright position.
I stood the fallen signboard back up.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
restore; revive; put back on its feet
Figurative use: to bring something back to a former good state, such as an organization, economy, or personal condition.
The new president turned the company's management around.
The government is trying to revive the economy from the recession.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
reformulate; revise; redo (a plan)
Used for reworking plans, policies, or systems from scratch, often implying a fundamental revision.
We need to reformulate the budget plan from the ground up.
The new president turned the company around.
I almost fell but quickly regained my balance.
Because of the lack of funds, we need to rework the plan.
He sorted out his debts and rebuilt his life.
立て直す is transitive and means someone actively rebuilds or reorganizes something (e.g. a company), whereas 持ち直す (intransitive) means the situation itself improves on its own.