負かす (まかす, makasu) Japanese meaning: defeat | KotomoraCommon word›JLPTN2›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000負かす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
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| Dictionary | 負かす | 負かさない |
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| Polite | 負かします | 負かしません |
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| Past polite | 負かしました | 負かしませんでした |
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| Past | 負かした | 負かさなかった |
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| Te-form | 負かして | 負かさないで |
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| Desire | 負かしたい | 負かしたくない |
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| Potential | 負かせる | 負かせない |
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| Passive | 負かされる | 負かされない |
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| Causative | 負かさせる | 負かさせない |
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| Causative passive | 負かさせられる | 負かさせられない |
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| Volitional | 負かそう | |
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| Polite volitional | 負かしましょう | |
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| Imperative | 負かせ | 負かすな |
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| Conditional | 負かせば | 負かさなければ |
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| Tara conditional | 負かしたら | 負かさなかったら |
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He completely defeated his rival.
That team beat last year's champions.
Usage patterns
〈相手〉を完全に負かすto utterly defeat an opponent
He completely defeated his opponent in the chess match.
議論で〈相手〉を負かすto win an argument against someone
She won the argument against her opponent.
〈数〉対〈数〉で負かすto defeat someone by a certain score
Our team defeated the opponents 3 to 1.
Expressions
相手を負かすdefeat one's opponent; beat the other party
