追い落とす · godan verb (-su)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 追い落とす | 追い落とさない |
| Polite | 追い落とします | 追い落としません |
| Past polite | 追い落としました | 追い落としませんでした |
| Past | 追い落とした | 追い落とさなかった |
| Te-form | 追い落として | 追い落とさないで |
| Desire | 追い落としたい | 追い落としたくない |
| Potential | 追い落とせる | 追い落とせない |
| Passive | 追い落とされる | 追い落とされない |
| Causative | 追い落とさせる | 追い落とさせない |
| Causative passive | 追い落とさせられる | 追い落とさせられない |
| Volitional | 追い落とそう | |
| Polite volitional | 追い落としましょう | |
| Imperative | 追い落とせ | 追い落とすな |
| Conditional | 追い落とせば | 追い落とさなければ |
| Tara conditional | 追い落としたら | 追い落とさなかったら |
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
oust; dethrone; displace from power
Used for removing someone from a position of authority, often through political or competitive means.
They devised various schemes to oust the president of the rival company.
He dethroned his political opponents and finally assumed the presidency.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
drive down; chase down
Used for pursuing and forcing someone or something into a lower or confined area, such as a valley or corner.
The hunting dogs drove the prey down into the valley.
They chase the enemy forces to the edge of the cliff.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
capture a castle; seize by driving out
Historical military term for taking a castle by forcing out its defenders.
During the Warring States period, many warlords captured castles and expanded their territories.
godan verb (-su), transitive verb
drive away; exile; snatch; wrest
Archaic uses: driving someone from the capital or a place, exiling, or forcibly taking something. Sense 5 (snatch/wrest/waylay) is rare and mostly historical.
Old records say that criminals were driven away from the capital.
In ancient documents, 追い落とす is sometimes used to mean 'to snatch' or 'to wrest'.