負かす|まかすmakasu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto defeat
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 負かす（まかす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 負かします（まかします） |
| Negative (nai) | 負かさない（まかさない） |
| polite (masen) | 負かしません（まかしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 負かさず・負かさぬ（まかさず・まかさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 負かした（まかした） |
| polite (mashita) | 負かしました（まかしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 負かさなかった（まかさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 負かしませんでした（まかしませんでした） |
| Te form | 負かして（まかして） |
| Potential | 負かせる（まかせる） |
| Passive | 負かされる（まかされる） |
| Causative | 負かさせる（まかさせる） |
| Causative passive | 負かさせられる（まかさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 負かせば（まかせば） |
| tara | 負かしたら（まかしたら） |
| Volitional | 負かそう（まかそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 負かしましょう（まかしましょう） |
| Imperative | 負かせ（まかせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
負ける focuses on the event or resulting state, while 負かす foregrounds the agent marked by が acting on a participant marked by を.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym勝つかつNeutralIntransitive: to win, as in 「試合に勝つ」. 「負かす」 is transitive and makes the other side lose.
- Synonym打ち勝つうちかつNeutralMeans to overcome, as in 「誘惑に打ち勝つ」; mostly used for abstract things like difficulties or temptations.
- Synonym打ち負かすうちまかすNeutralDefeats someone thoroughly, as in 「強敵を打ち負かす」; stronger in force than 「負かす」.
- Related倒すたおすNeutralMeans to bring down, as in 「相手を倒す」, and also to knock down or overthrow; much broader in use than 「負かす」.
- Related打ち倒すうちたおすNeutralMeans to strike down, and also to defeat completely, as in 「敵を打ち倒す」; no actual blow is necessarily involved.
- Antonym負けるまけるNeutralTo lose, as in 「試合に負ける」; the direct opposite of 「負かす」.
- Antonym敗れるやぶれるNeutralTo be beaten or suffer defeat, as in 「決勝で敗れる」; the opposite of 「負かす」.
To make an opponent lose, use 「負かす」 (「兄を負かす」「議論で負かす」). Say 「勝つ」 when you yourself win, 「打ち負かす」 for a thorough defeat, 「打ち勝つ」 for overcoming difficulties, and 「負ける」 when you lose.
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