()げる

なげる
verb (ichidan)
to throw, to pitch
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()げる()げない
Present polite()げます()げません
Past()げた()げなかった
Past polite()げました()げませんでした
て form()げて()げなくて
ている present()げている()げていない
ている polite()げています()げていません
ている past()げていた()げていなかった
ている past polite()げていました()げていませんでした
Conditional ば()げれば()げなければ
Conditional たら()げたら()げなかったら
Volitional()げよう
Volitional polite()げましょう
Potential()げられる()げられない
Passive()げられる()げられない
Causative()げさせる()げさせない
Imperative()げろ()げるな
1. to throw, to cast
To propel something through the air with a motion of the arm.
ボール()げる。
Throw a ball.
The children are playing catch in the park.
I posed a question, but no one answered.
投げかける = to pose (a question)
(いし)()げないでください
Please don't throw stones.
Someone threw garbage from the window.
2. to pitch (baseball)
To throw a ball to a batter in baseball.
He throws fast pitches.
Baseball context
今日(きょう)田中(たなか)投手(とうしゅ)()げます。
Pitcher Tanaka will pitch today.
He's a pitcher who throws 150 km/h fastballs.
He's good at throwing breaking balls.
He pitched the final inning too.
3. to give up, to abandon
To stop trying or caring about something.
I gave up halfway through.
()()す = to give up, abandon
It was difficult, so I gave up halfway through.
仕事(しごと)()げたらだめです
You mustn't abandon your work.
He has a half-hearted attitude.
Please don't give up until the end.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Pattern: Xを()げる (throw X).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing action. ()げている = 'is throwing.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • ボールを()げる (throw a ball)
  • (いし)()げる (throw a stone)
  • 質問(しつもん)()げかける (pose a question)
  • ()()す (give up, abandon)
  • ()()げる (throw oneself—dramatic)

BASEBALL TERMS:

  • 投手(とうしゅ) (pitcher)
  • 投球(とうきゅう) (pitching)

FIGURATIVE USAGE:

  • ()げやり (half-hearted, apathetic—adjective)