倒す · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 倒す | 倒さない |
| Polite | 倒します | 倒しません |
| Past polite | 倒しました | 倒しませんでした |
| Past | 倒した | 倒さなかった |
| Te-form | 倒して | 倒さないで |
| Desire | 倒したい | 倒したくない |
| 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 |
| Causative passive | 倒させられる | 倒させられない |
| Volitional | 倒そう | |
| Polite volitional | 倒しましょう | |
| Imperative | 倒せ | 倒すな |
| Conditional | 倒せば | 倒さなければ |
| Tara conditional | 倒したら | 倒さなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
knock down; fell; lay down; recline
Transitive physical use: make something standing fall over, put something on its side, or lower a seat or backrest.
The strong wind knocked down the sign.
座席を少し倒してもいいですか。
May I recline the seat a little?
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Used for defeating an opponent or enemy; with monsters or in violent contexts it can mean to kill or slay. The rare forms 斃す, 殪す, and 仆す point especially to this sense.
勇者はドラゴンを倒した。
The hero defeated the dragon.
決勝で去年の優勝者を倒した。
He beat last year's champion in the final.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
Figurative use for bringing down a government, organization, rival, or business rather than physically toppling something.
市民の抗議が独裁政権を倒した。
The citizens' protests overthrew the dictatorship.
放漫経営が会社を倒した。
Careless management ruined the company.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
leave unpaid; cheat someone out of payment
Rare or colloquial use for not paying what one owes; modern Japanese more commonly uses 踏み倒す for this idea.
「ツケを倒す」は、飲み代などを払わずに逃げるという意味で使われることがある。
Tsuke o taosu is sometimes used to mean running off without paying a bar tab or similar debt.
auxiliary verb, godan verb (-su)
do completely; do thoroughly; do to the fullest
Auxiliary use attached to the masu-stem of another verb, as in 使い倒す or 遊び倒す, meaning to do something intensively, thoroughly, or until it is exhausted.
このカメラは十年使い倒した。
I used this camera thoroughly for ten years.
週末は新しいゲームを遊び倒した。
I played the new game all weekend to my heart's content.
I reclined my seat on the shinkansen and slept soundly.
I defeated the final boss and cleared the game.
The citizens' protests became the trigger that brought down the government.
On my day off I played games to my heart's content.
倒す focuses on defeating or overthrowing a specific power (a government, a rival), while 滅ぼす stresses total, often historical, annihilation.
倒す is a general verb for defeating or knocking down someone, while 撃破 is a more formal, forceful word implying decisive destruction, often in battle or competition.
倒す is a neutral word for knocking someone/something down or defeating an opponent, while やっつける adds a rough, colloquial 'beat up/finish off' flavor.
倒す is a general word for knocking something over or defeating someone, while 転がす specifically implies causing it to roll or tumble.
倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating an opponent, while 仕留める specifically implies delivering a final, fatal blow.
倒す is the general word for knocking down or defeating an opponent, while 沈める in this figurative sense implies a decisive, finishing blow.
倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating someone, while 打倒 is a stronger, more formal noun/する-verb typically used for overthrowing governments or powerful rivals.
倒す is a general verb for knocking down or defeating, while 転覆 specifically implies a complete flipping-over or overthrow.
倒す broadly means 'to knock down' or 'defeat' in any context, whereas 討つ is reserved for subduing or avenging an enemy, often in a military or historical setting.
倒す means to knock something down or over onto its side, while ひっくり返す specifically implies the object ends up upside-down or overturned.
倒す is a general verb meaning 'to knock down' or 'overthrow' anything, while 倒閣 is a specific noun for overthrowing a cabinet or government.
倒す is the common verb for defeating or knocking down an opponent, while 伏せる in this sense is literary and dramatic, often used in battle narration.
倒す means to knock something down, the opposite action of 立て直す's sense of standing something back up.
trample down; crush underfoot; kick down · avoid paying; jump a bill; bilk; shirk
falling over; toppling sideways
knock down; defeat; overthrow
mow down; cut down; knock down · defeat; beat
falling like dominoes; domino effect · toppling shogi pieces
cut down; chop down; fell
harming one's master; causing trouble to one's master
falling flat like a Buddha statue being toppled
pole toppling game
sudaoshi (hanafuda game)
kick over; kick down
knock down; deck; flatten
have sex; make love
knock down; bring down; deck
use thoroughly; use up; get the most out of
evade payment; borrow and not pay back
Search-only kanji form; occasionally associated with killing or defeating and mainly useful for lookup.
Search-only kanji form; occasionally associated with killing or slaying and mainly useful for recognition.