放(ほう)り投(な)げる

ほうりなげる
verb (ichidan, transitive)
to throw away; to toss carelessly; to abandon
他動詞 transitivemovementaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present放(ほう)り投(な)げる放(ほう)り投(な)げない
Present polite放(ほう)り投(な)げます放(ほう)り投(な)げません
Past放(ほう)り投(な)げた放(ほう)り投(な)げなかった
Past polite放(ほう)り投(な)げました放(ほう)り投(な)げませんでした
て form放(ほう)り投(な)げて放(ほう)り投(な)げなくて
ている present放(ほう)り投(な)げている放(ほう)り投(な)げていない
ている polite放(ほう)り投(な)げています放(ほう)り投(な)げていません
ている past放(ほう)り投(な)げていた放(ほう)り投(な)げていなかった
ている past polite放(ほう)り投(な)げていました放(ほう)り投(な)げていませんでした
Conditional ば放(ほう)り投(な)げれば放(ほう)り投(な)げなければ
Conditional たら放(ほう)り投(な)げたら放(ほう)り投(な)げなかったら
Volitional放(ほう)り投(な)げよう—
Volitional polite放(ほう)り投(な)げましょう—
Potential放(ほう)り投(な)げられる放(ほう)り投(な)げられない
Passive放(ほう)り投(な)げられる放(ほう)り投(な)げられない
Causative放(ほう)り投(な)げさせる放(ほう)り投(な)げさせない
Imperative放(ほう)り投(な)げろ放(ほう)り投(な)げるな
1. to throw; to toss; to hurl carelessly
To throw something with a careless or forceful motion, without much concern for where it lands.
ボールを放(ほう)り投(な)げる。
To toss a ball.
I tossed my bag onto the floor.
怒(おこ)って本(ほん)を壁(かべ)に放(ほう)り投(な)げた。
In anger, I hurled the book at the wall.
2. to abandon; to give up on; to quit partway through
To stop doing something midway and walk away from it. Implies irresponsibility or frustration.
仕事(しごと)を放(ほう)り投(な)げる。
To abandon one's work.
I got fed up partway through and abandoned everything.
It's unacceptable for someone in a position of responsibility to abandon their work.

A compound verb from 放(ほう)る (to throw, to toss) + 投(な)げる (to throw). The combination intensifies the carelessness or force of the throw. Both senses carry a nuance of roughness or disregard.

Transitivity

Transitive.

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