倒す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たお
Grade: S

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) [tàóꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠o̞sɨᵝ]
  • 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 [tàóꜜsù]
Imperative (命令形) 倒せ [tàóꜜsè]
Key constructions
Passive 倒される おされ [tàósáréꜜrù]
Causative 倒させる おさせ [tàósáséꜜrù]
Potential 倒せる おせ [tàóséꜜrù]
Volitional 倒そう おそ [tàósóꜜò]
Negative 倒さない おさない [tàósáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 倒さなかった おさなかった [tàósáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 倒します おしま [tàóshímáꜜsù]
Perfective 倒した した [tàóꜜshìtà]
Conjunctive 倒して して [tàóꜜshìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 倒せば せば [tàóꜜsèbà]

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 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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