倒す

たおすtaosu

defeat

Godan verb, group 1, ending -su.

Conjugated like 出す, 探す, 話す, 暮らす, 外す, 渡す

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The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative倒しますたおしますtaoshimasu
    2. negative倒しませんたおしませんtaoshimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative倒しましたたおしましたtaoshimashita
    2. negative倒しませんでしたたおしませんでしたtaoshimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 倒してたおしてtaoshite
    2. request倒してくださいたおしてくださいtaoshite kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 倒しましょうたおしましょうtaoshimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative倒したいたおしたいtaoshitai
    2. negative倒したくないたおしたくないtaoshitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative倒すたおすtaosu
    2. negative倒さないたおさないtaosanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative倒したたおしたtaoshita
    2. negative倒さなかったたおさなかったtaosanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain倒しているたおしているtaoshite iru
    2. polite倒していますたおしていますtaoshite imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain倒せるたおせるtaoseru
    2. polite倒せますたおせますtaosemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 倒したらたおしたらtaoshitara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain倒されるたおされるtaosareru
    2. polite倒されますたおされますtaosaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 倒そうたおそうtaosō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order倒せたおせtaose
    2. ban倒すなたおすなtaosu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative倒せばたおせばtaoseba
    2. negative倒さなければたおさなければtaosanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain倒させるたおさせるtaosaseru
    2. polite倒させますたおさせますtaosasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain倒させられるたおさせられるtaosaserareru
    2. polite倒させられますたおさせられますtaosaseraremasu