()げる

なげる
verb (ichidan)
to throw, to pitch
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.
変化球(へんかきゅう)()げる上手(じょうず)
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)