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なげる
nageru
Description
「投げる」は、ボールなどを手で遠くへ飛ばすことです。
"なげる" means to throw something like a ball far away with your hand.
やめたり、あきらめたりする気持ちを表すこともあります。
It can also express the feeling of quitting or giving up.
Meanings
投げるnageru
to throw; to toss something with the hand
友だちにボールを投げる。
Throw the ball to a friend.
投げるnageru
to give up; to abandon something halfway
試合をあきらめて投げるのはよくない。
It's not good to give up the game and quit.
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Notes
- Nuance
sense 2 ('give up') is often 投げ出す; bare 投げる mainly means literal throwing.
- Form
ru-verb; polite 投げます, past 投げた, potential 投げられる.
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