Vocab Info

N4 Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

()げるto throw, to cast away, to face defeat, to give up

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to throw, to hurl, to fling, to toss, to cast

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to give up, to abandon, to throw away

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

      to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

    All Forms

    投げる 【なげる】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

    • Anime Top 1,600

    Examples

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      (おも)いっきりボールを()げる

      To throw a ball as hard as you can.

      • N4

      このボールはとても(おも)いので()にくいです。

      This ball is very heavy and difficult to throw.

      • N4

      (おぼ)れている(ひと)()かって(から)のペットボトルを()ました。

      I threw an empty plastic bottle toward the drowning person.

      • N4

      (つま)(おっと)に:「コインを()げて(おもて)()たらあなたが(さら)(あら)いをしなさいね。」

      Wife to her husband: 'When I toss a coin and it comes up heads, you do the dishes.'

      • N3

      実際(じっさい)自分(じぶん)()げられた(わけ)では()かった言葉(ことば)本気(ほんき)にしてしまい(こころ)がすり()りました。

      I took seriously words that were not actually directed at me and became dejected.

      • N3
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