倒す (Taosu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to throw down, to bring down, to blow down, to fell”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto throw down; to bring down; to blow down; to fell; to knock down; to set (something) down on its side
- godan verb, transitive verbto kill; to defeat; to beatocc. written as 斃す, 殪す, 仆す
- godan verb, transitive verbto overthrow; to trip up; to ruin
- godan verb, transitive verbto leave unpaid; to cheat
- auxiliary verb, godan verbto do completely; to do thoroughly; to do to the fullestafter the -masu stem of verb
Examples
内閣を倒せ。
Down with the Cabinet!
政府は倒された。
The government was overthrown.
木は吹き倒された。
The tree was blown down.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).