倒す|たおすtaosu[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side; to turn (something) on its side; to recline (e.g. a seat)
- godan verb, transitive verbto kill; to defeat; to beatocc. written as 斃す, 殪す, 仆す
- godan verb, transitive verbto overthrow; to trip up; to ruin
- godan verb, transitive verbto leave unpaid; to cheat
- auxiliary verb, godan verbto do completely; to do thoroughly; to do to the fullestafter the -masu stem of verb
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 倒す（たおす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 倒します（たおします） |
| Negative (nai) | 倒さない（たおさない） |
| polite (masen) | 倒しません（たおしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 倒さず・倒さぬ（たおさず・たおさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 倒した（たおした） |
| polite (mashita) | 倒しました（たおしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 倒さなかった（たおさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 倒しませんでした（たおしませんでした） |
| Te form | 倒して（たおして） |
| Potential | 倒せる（たおせる） |
| Passive | 倒される（たおされる） |
| Causative | 倒させる（たおさせる） |
| Causative passive | 倒させられる（たおさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 倒せば（たおせば） |
| tara | 倒したら（たおしたら） |
| Volitional | 倒そう（たおそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 倒しましょう（たおしましょう） |
| Imperative | 倒せ（たおせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
木が倒れる
木を倒す
倒れる emphasizes that something falls or collapses on its own, while 倒す focuses on an agent causing something to fall.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonymなぎ倒すなぎたおすNeutralSweeps things down in a swath, like wind flattening crops; figuratively, it means defeating one opponent after another.
- Synonym打ち倒すうちたおすWrittenIn formal prose: strikes an opponent down or defeats them completely, with the force of the blow more strongly implied than in 「倒す」.
- Synonymぶっ倒すぶったおすCasualA rough, intensified 「倒す」 carrying the ferocity of a fight; heard mostly in men's colloquial speech.
- Synonym殴り倒すなぐりたおすNeutralBeats a person down with blows—fists or a club both work; covers only the striking method.
- Synonym張り倒すはりたおすCasualSlaps someone down hard with an open hand; only the slapping method. Colloquial.
- Synonym踏み倒すふみたおすNeutralOriginally to trample down, but now mostly to dodge a debt you owe, as in 「借金を踏み倒す」; overlaps with 「倒す」 only in the toppling sense.
- Synonym突き倒すつきたおすNeutralKnocks a person or thing down by pushing or shoving; limited to that method.
- Synonym引き倒すひきたおすNeutralPulls down something standing or tall, such as toppling a pillar by pulling.
- Related転かすこかすCasualA dialectal or colloquial word for knocking something down or toppling it; 「倒す」 is the standard term.
For toppling something, defeating an opponent, or overthrowing a government, 「倒す」 is the default. Specify the method with 「殴り倒す」 (striking), 「突き倒す」 (pushing) or 「引き倒す」 (pulling); use 「なぎ倒す」 for mowing down or beating opponents one after another, and 「踏み倒す」 for dodging a debt.
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Japanese definitions
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English equivalents
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