追い落とす|おいおとすoiotosu[4]nakadaka (mid-high)
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- godan verb, transitive verbto oust; to dethrone; to displace (from a position of power)
- godan verb, transitive verbto drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down
- godan verb, transitive verbto capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
- godan verb, transitive verbto drive away (e.g. from the capital); to exile
- godan verb, transitive verbto snatch; to wrest; to waylay
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 追い落とす(おいおとす) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 追い落とします(おいおとします) |
| Negative (nai) | 追い落とさない(おいおとさない) |
| polite (masen) | 追い落としません(おいおとしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 追い落とさず・追い落とさぬ(おいおとさず・おいおとさぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 追い落とした(おいおとした) |
| polite (mashita) | 追い落としました(おいおとしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 追い落とさなかった(おいおとさなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 追い落としませんでした(おいおとしませんでした) |
| Te form | 追い落として(おいおとして) |
| Potential | 追い落とせる(おいおとせる) |
| Passive | 追い落とされる(おいおとされる) |
| Causative | 追い落とさせる(おいおとさせる) |
| Causative passive | 追い落とさせられる(おいおとさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 追い落とせば(おいおとせば) |
| tara | 追い落としたら(おいおとしたら) |
| Volitional | 追い落とそう(おいおとそう) |
| polite (mashou) | 追い落としましょう(おいおとしましょう) |
| Imperative | 追い落とせ(おいおとせ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related駆逐くちくWrittenWritten/formal prose for driving out or expelling an opponent; can also mean exterminating, as in 「害虫を駆逐する」.
- Related撃退げきたいWrittenWritten/formal; means repulsing an enemy that has come attacking — beating them back rather than chasing them down.
- Related追い払うおいはらうNeutralThe everyday word for driving something off; it centres on shooing away whatever is in the way, while 「追い落とす」 stresses bringing someone down from a high position.
- Related放逐ほうちくWrittenWritten/formal; centers on banishing or exiling someone — expelling them and sending them away.
- Related追い散らすおいちらすNeutralScatters people or animals that have gathered, sending them fleeing in all directions; a vivid, scene-setting word, with no sense of ousting someone from power.
Use 「追い落とす」 to bring down someone in a high position, as in 「ライバルを追い落とす」 or 「政権から追い落とす」. For everyday driving away of a nuisance, pick 「追い払う」; to repel an attacking enemy, 「撃退」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


