倒す

Japanese

Kanji in this term
倒
たお
Grade: S

Pronunciation

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

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

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, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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