Japanese

とす

たたきおとす
Meaning: to knock down; to strike down; to oust from a position
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 叩き落とす 叩き落とさない
Polite 叩き落とします 叩き落としません
Past 叩き落とした 叩き落とさなかった
Polite + Past 叩き落としました 叩き落としませんでした
Te-form 叩き落として 叩き落とさなくて
Potential 叩き落とせる 叩き落とせない
Passive 叩き落とされる 叩き落とされない
Causative 叩き落とさせる 叩き落とさせない
Imperative 叩き落とせ 叩き落とすな

Handwriting

叩
き
落
と
す

Example

He knocked the opponent's sword down.

Usage Notes

Used both literally (knocking something off) and figuratively (removing someone from a high position).

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