1.
to knock down, to swat down
To strike something and cause it to fall; to hit and knock off.
蚊を手で叩き落とした。
I swatted the mosquito down with my hand.
棒で果物を叩き落とす。
To knock down fruit with a stick.
相手の武器を叩き落とした。
He knocked the opponent's weapon out of their hand.
2.
to beat down (price), to force down
To aggressively negotiate a price downward.
値段を半額まで叩き落とした。
I beat the price down to half.
叩き落とす is a compound verb: 叩く (to strike) + 落とす (to drop, to cause to fall).
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: Transitive (他動詞)
- Pattern: Xを叩き落とす
ASPECT (ている):
- Telic verb: 叩き落とした indicates completed action
- 叩き落としている describes ongoing/repeated action
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 虫を叩き落とす - to swat an insect
- 武器を叩き落とす - to knock a weapon away
- 値段を叩き落とす - to beat down the price
COMPOUND VERB NOTES:
The ～落とす pattern indicates causing something to fall. Combined with 叩く, it emphasizes the forceful striking that causes the fall.