倒す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
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
Imperative (命令形) 倒せ
Key constructions
Passive 倒される おされ
Causative 倒させる おさせ
Potential 倒せる おせ
Volitional 倒そう おそ
Negative 倒さない おさない
Negative perfective 倒さなかった おさなかった
Formal 倒します おしま
Perfective 倒した した
Conjunctive 倒して して
Hypothetical conditional 倒せば せば

Verb

(たお) (taosuたふす (tafusu)?transitive godan (stem (たお) (taoshi), past (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
    (かぜ)(へい)(たお)された
    kaze de hei ga taosareta
    The wind knocked down the fence
    座席(ざせき)(たお)
    zaseki o taosu
    to recline a seat
  2. kill
    一発(いっぱつ)犯人(はんにん)(たお)した
    ippatsu de hannin o taoshita
    Killed the criminal in one shot
  3. defeat
    強敵(きょうてき)(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(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)(たお)
    shakkin o taosu
    Avoid paying debt

Conjugation

Suffix

(たお) (taosuたふす (tafusu)?godan (stem (たお) (taoshi), past (たお)した (taoshita))

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

References

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