止めを刺す

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
止 刺
とど
Grade: 2 		さ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
とどめを刺す

Etymology

From 止め (“finishing blow”) +‎ を +‎ 刺す (“to stab”).

Verb

止(とど)めを刺(さ)す • (todome o sasu) godan (stem 止(とど)めを刺(さ)し (todome o sashi), past 止(とど)めを刺(さ)した (todome o sashita))

  1. finish off, deliver the final blow (so to ensure (something) is dead)
    ライオンが獲物(えもの)に一撃(いちげき)でとどめを刺(さ)した。
    Raion ga emono ni ichigeki de todome o sashita.
    The lion put an end to his prey with one stroke.
  2. (idiomatic) deliver the final blow (so to ensure (someone or something) to have no hope for recovery)
    盗作問題(とうさくもんだい)で、作家生命(さっかせいめい)に止(とど)めを刺(さ)された。
    Tōsaku mondai de , sakka seimei ni todome o sasareta.
    The person's career in writing was ended due to problems in plagiarism.
  3. (idiomatic) ～に止めを刺す: to be the best for
    山(やま)は、やはり富士山(ふじさん)に止(とど)めを刺(さ)す
    yama wa , yahari fujisan nitodome o sasu
    Nonetheless, Mt. Fuji is the best mountain.
  4. (idiomatic) to clearly explain (so to avoid problems that could happen later on)
    期日(きじつ)までに完成(かんせい)しなければ責任(せきにん)をとってもらうと、止(とど)めを刺(さ)しておく。
    Kijitsu made ni kansei shinakereba sekinin o tottemorau to , todome o sashiteoku.
    I'll say it beforehand. If you can't complete within the time limit, you will be held responsible.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "止めを刺す" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 止めを刺さ とどめをささ todome o sasa
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 止めを刺し とどめをさし todome o sashi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 止めを刺す とどめをさす todome o sasu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 止めを刺す とどめをさす todome o sasu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 止めを刺せ とどめをさせ todome o sase
Meireikei ("imperative") 止めを刺せ とどめをさせ todome o sase
Key constructions
Passive 止めを刺される とどめをさされる todome o sasareru
Causative 止めを刺させる
止めを刺さす 		とどめをささせる
とどめをささす 		todome o sasaseru
todome o sasasu
Potential 止めを刺せる とどめをさせる todome o saseru
Volitional 止めを刺そう とどめをさそう todome o sasō
Negative 止めを刺さない とどめをささない todome o sasanai
Negative continuative 止めを刺さず とどめをささず todome o sasazu
Formal 止めを刺します とどめをさします todome o sashimasu
Perfective 止めを刺した とどめをさした todome o sashita
Conjunctive 止めを刺して とどめをさして todome o sashite
Hypothetical conditional 止めを刺せば とどめをさせば todome o saseba

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