Japanese

たおす
Meaning: to defeat; to knock down; to overthrow
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 倒す 倒さない
Polite 倒します 倒しません
Past 倒した 倒さなかった
Polite + Past 倒しました 倒しませんでした
Te-form 倒して 倒さなくて
Potential 倒せる 倒せない
Passive 倒される 倒されない
Causative 倒させる 倒させない
Imperative 倒せ 倒すな

Handwriting

倒
す

Example sentences

He defeated the enemy with a single blow.
勇者はついに強大な敵を倒した。
The hero finally defeated the powerful enemy.
彼は一撃で敵を倒した。
He defeated the enemy with a single blow.
勇者は魔王を倒すために旅に出た。
The hero set out on a journey to defeat the demon king.
格闘ゲームで必殺技を繰り出して、相手を倒した。
I unleashed a special move in a fighting game and defeated the opponent.
勇者は森の奥に潜む恐ろしい魔獣を倒した。
The hero defeated the terrifying magical beast lurking deep in the forest.
勇者は魔族の王を倒すために旅に出た。
The hero set out on a journey to defeat the king of the demon race.
彼らは政府を倒すための陰謀を企てている。
They are plotting a conspiracy to overthrow the government.
敵を倒して、経験値をたくさん手に入れた。
I defeated the enemy and gained a lot of experience points.
必殺技を使って敵を倒した。
I used a special move to defeat the enemy.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically knocking something over, defeating an opponent, or overthrowing a government.

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