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Japanese verb倒す (taosu) Conjugation
倒す (taosu) means “to throw down, to bring down, to blow down”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 倒さない and 倒します, and the te-form is 倒して. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to throw down, to bring down, to blow down
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 倒す
- Reading
- たおす
- Romaji
- taosu
- Masu form
- 倒します
- Nai form
- 倒さない
- Te-form
- 倒して
- Ta form
- 倒した
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 倒す |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒さない |
| Polite | 倒します |
| Polite negative | 倒しません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 倒した |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒さなかった |
| Polite | 倒しました |
| Polite negative | 倒しませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 倒して |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒さないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 倒している |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒していない |
| Polite | 倒しています |
| Polite negative | 倒していません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 倒したい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒したくない |
| Polite | 倒したいです |
| Polite negative | 倒したくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 倒そう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 倒しましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 倒せ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 倒すな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 倒してください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 倒さないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 倒せる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒せない |
| Polite | 倒せます |
| Polite negative | 倒せません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 倒せば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒さなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 倒したら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒さなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 倒される |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒されない |
| Polite | 倒されます |
| Polite negative | 倒されません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 倒させる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒させない |
| Polite | 倒させます |
| Polite negative | 倒させません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 倒させられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 倒させられない |
| Polite | 倒させられます |
| Polite negative | 倒させられません |
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- 逃れる (nogareru)to escape
- 報じる (houjiru)to report, to inform
- 名高い (nadakai)famous, noted, renowned
- 名乗る (nanoru)to give one's name, to introduce oneself
- 命じる (meijiru)to order, to command
- 用いる (mochiiru)to use, to make use of, to utilize
About these tables
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