倒す

たおす
taosu

to throw down, to beat

Also:to kill, to overthrow, to leave unpaid

What does 倒す mean?

倒す is a Japanese verb meaning to throw down, to beat in English. It can also be translated as to kill, to overthrow, to leave unpaid depending on context. It is written as 倒す in kanji, たおす in hiragana, and taosu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

シート横にあるノブを前に動かし、シートをします。

Move the knob at the side of the seat forwards, collapse the seat.

そのボクサーは第1ラウンドで相手を倒すつもりだと言った。

The boxer said he would knock down his opponent in the first round.

Conjugation of 倒す

AffirmativeNegative
Plain倒すたおす倒さないたおさない
Plain past倒したたおした倒さなかったたおさなかった
Polite倒しますたおします倒しませんたおしません
Polite past倒しましたたおしました倒しませんでしたたおしませんでした

Other forms

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
Volitional倒そうたおそう
Causative倒させるたおさせる
Conditional倒せばたおせば

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Intransitive partner

倒す (someone does it)·倒れる (it happens by itself)

倒す describes someone doing something to a thing. 倒れる describes it happening by itself. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.

Words sharing kanji with 倒す

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