取り壊す
とりこわす
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 取り壊すとりこわす | 取り壊しますとりこわします |
| Negative | 取り壊さないとりこわさない | 取り壊しませんとりこわしません |
| Past | 取り壊したとりこわした | 取り壊しましたとりこわしました |
| Past negative | 取り壊さなかったとりこわさなかった | 取り壊しませんでしたとりこわしませんでした |
| Te-form | 取り壊してとりこわして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 取り壊せるとりこわせる |
| Passive | 取り壊されるとりこわされる |
| Causative | 取り壊させるとりこわさせる |
| Volitional | 取り壊そうとりこわそう |
| Imperative | 取り壊せとりこわせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 取り壊せばとりこわせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 取り壊したらとりこわしたら |
Example sentences
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They broke down the house.
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The old house was taken down.
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They broke down part of the wall.
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They broke away the bars.
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The old building was broken down.
More examples (10)
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They broke down the old house.
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I am bringing down this old wall.
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They decided to pull down the old building.
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We are bringing down the old house.
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The house in which we lived was torn down.
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They will take down the house in a day.
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It was decided that the old building be pulled down.
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We saw some old houses pulled down.
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The oldest movie theater in town is being pulled down now.
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We saw the old building pulled down.