Japanese

ほうりだす
Meaning: to throw out; to abandon; to give up
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 放り出す 放り出さない
Polite 放り出します 放り出しません
Past 放り出した 放り出さなかった
Polite + Past 放り出しました 放り出しませんでした
Te-form 放り出して 放り出さなくて
Potential 放り出せる 放り出せない
Passive 放り出される 放り出されない
Causative 放り出させる 放り出させない
Imperative 放り出せ 放り出すな

Handwriting

放
り
出
す

Example sentences

He abandoned his work halfway through.
仕事を中途半端なまま放り出してはいけない。
You must not leave your work half-finished and abandon it.

Usage Notes

Can refer both to physically throwing something out or to quitting a task before it is finished.

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