倒す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
倒
たお
Grade: S

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「倒す」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		倒す たおす
Imperative (命令形) 倒せ たおせ
Key constructions
Passive 倒される たおされる
Causative 倒させる たおさせる
Potential 倒せる たおせる
Volitional 倒そう たおそー
Negative 倒さない たおさない
Negative perfective 倒さなかった たおさなかった
Formal 倒します たおします
Perfective 倒した たおした
Conjunctive 倒して たおして
Hypothetical conditional 倒せば たおせば

Verb

倒(たお)す • (taosu) ←たふす (tafusu)?transitive godan (stem 倒(たお)し (taoshi), past 倒(たお)した (taoshita))

Japanese verb pair
active 倒す
mediopassive 倒れる
  1. fell; throw down; knock down; cause something upright to become horizontal
    風(かぜ)で塀(へい)が倒(たお)された
    kaze de hei ga taosareta
    The wind knocked down the fence
    座席(ざせき)を倒(たお)す
    zaseki o taosu
    to recline a seat
  2. kill
    一発(いっぱつ)で犯人(はんにん)を倒(たお)した
    ippatsu de hannin o taoshita
    Killed the criminal in one shot
  3. defeat
    強敵(きょうてき)を倒(たお)して優勝(ゆうしょう)した
    kyōteki o taoshite yūshōshita
    Defeated a formidable opponent and won
    エアーマンが倒(たお)せない
    eāman ga taosenai
    I can't defeat Airman
  4. overthrow
  5. avoid paying (a debt)
    借金(しゃっきん)を倒(たお)す
    shakkin o taosu
    Avoid paying debt

Conjugation

Conjugation of "倒す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 倒さ たおさ taosa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 倒し たおし taoshi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 倒す たおす taosu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 倒す たおす taosu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 倒せ たおせ taose
Meireikei ("imperative") 倒せ たおせ taose
Key constructions
Passive 倒される たおされる taosareru
Causative 倒させる
倒さす 		たおさせる
たおさす 		taosaseru
taosasu
Potential 倒せる たおせる taoseru
Volitional 倒そう たおそう taosō
Negative 倒さない たおさない taosanai
Negative continuative 倒さず たおさず taosazu
Formal 倒します たおします taoshimasu
Perfective 倒した たおした taoshita
Conjunctive 倒して たおして taoshite
Hypothetical conditional 倒せば たおせば taoseba
Classical conjugation of "倒す" (サ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 倒さ たふさ tafusa
Continuative (連用形) 倒し たふし tafusi
Terminal (終止形) 倒す たふす tafusu
Attributive (連体形) 倒す たふす tafusu
Realis (已然形) 倒せ たふせ tafuse
Imperative (命令形) 倒せ たふせ tafuse
Key constructions
Negative 倒さず たふさず tafusazu
Contrasting conjunction 倒せど たふせど tafusedo
Causal conjunction 倒せば たふせば tafuseba
Conditional conjunction 倒さば たふさば tafusaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 倒しき たふしき tafusiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 倒しけり たふしけり tafusikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 倒しつ たふしつ tafusitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 倒しぬ たふしぬ tafusinu
Perfect-continuative tense 倒せり
倒したり		 たふせり
たふしたり		 tafuseri
tafusitari
Volitional 倒さむ たふさむ tafusamu

Suffix

倒(たお)す • (taosu) ←たふす (tafusu)?godan (stem 倒(たお)し (taoshi), past 倒(たお)した (taoshita))

  1. to a great extent
    ふざけ倒(たお)す
    fuzake-taosu
    to fool around

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
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