Japanese

たたきつぶす
Meaning: to smash; to crush; to defeat thoroughly
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 叩き潰す 叩き潰さない
Polite 叩き潰します 叩き潰しません
Past 叩き潰した 叩き潰さなかった
Polite + Past 叩き潰しました 叩き潰しませんでした
Te-form 叩き潰して 叩き潰さなくて
Potential 叩き潰せる 叩き潰せない
Passive 叩き潰される 叩き潰されない
Causative 叩き潰させる 叩き潰させない
Imperative 叩き潰せ 叩き潰すな

Handwriting

叩
き
潰
す

Example

He crushed his rival's ambitions with overwhelming ability.

Usage Notes

Used for physically smashing something (like an insect) or metaphorically crushing someone's plans, ambitions, or arguments.

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