Japanese

ほうる
Meaning: to throw; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 放る 放らない
Polite 放ります 放りません
Past 放った 放らなかった
Polite + Past 放りました 放りませんでした
Te-form 放って 放らなくて
Potential 放れる 放れない
Passive 放られる 放られない
Causative 放らせる 放らせない
Causative + Passive 放らされる 放らされない
Imperative 放れ 放るな

Handwriting

放
る

Example

He threw the ball far away.

Usage Notes

Can mean literally throwing something or figuratively abandoning/neglecting a task.

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