How do you know what verb/word to use when speaking/writing in Japanese?
I have been studying Japanese for 3 years, and even now I have problems figuring out what the right word is to use in certain sentences.

For example, if I wanted to say "please correct my mistakes" in Japanese, what word would I use for 'correct'? Would it be 正す？or 直す？

Also for other sentences where there is more than one word for the same verb, how do I know when to use which?

I'm always having trouble with this.

If you can, please also explain to me how I can conjugate verbs within a sentence, because even though I know the verb endings I sometimes don't know what conjugation I am supposed to use.

Thank you and sorry for the long question..^^

Question

How do you know what verb/word to use when speaking/writing in Japanese?
I have been studying Japanese for 3 years, and even now I have problems figuring out what the right word is to use in certain sentences.

For example, if I wanted to say "please correct my mistakes" in Japanese, what word would I use for 'correct'? Would it be 正す？or 直す？

Also for other sentences where there is more than one word for the same verb, how do I know when to use which?

I'm always having trouble with this.

If you can, please also explain to me how I can conjugate verbs within a sentence, because even though I know the verb endings I sometimes don't know what conjugation I am supposed to use.

Thank you and sorry for the long question..^^

Answer

Please correct my mistakes.誤り(あやまり）を直してお願いします。
It is great for you to know more than one words to express one meaning.
If you are confused about which word you should pick when doing a talk,I suggest that you pick the simplest one,or like the ones you had once heard in a Japanese TV show as you know exactly it's a correct usage.
On the other hand,if you are doing practice,such as doing a talk with your Japanese teacher,you best pick the ones you are not quite sure on the usage,and let him/her tell you if you're right or wrong.

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