Japanese

げる

ほうりなげる
Meaning: to throw away; to throw carelessly; to abandon
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 放り投げる 放り投げない
Polite 放り投げます 放り投げません
Past 放り投げた 放り投げなかった
Polite + Past 放り投げました 放り投げませんでした
Te-form 放り投げて 放り投げなくて
Potential 放り投げられる 放り投げられない
Passive 放り投げられる 放り投げられない
Causative 放り投げさせる 放り投げさせない
Imperative 放り投げろ 放り投げるな

Handwriting

放
り
投
げ
る

Example

He threw aside his homework and went out to play.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically throwing something roughly or figuratively abandoning a task halfway.

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