- Basic forms
- 捨てる — throw away; abandon / base form
- 捨てます — throw away / masu form
- 捨てた — threw away / ta form
- 捨てて — throwing away … / te form
- 捨てない — do not throw away / negative
- 捨てれば — if (one) throws away / conditional
- 捨てろ — throw it away! / imperative
- Common expressions
- ゴミを捨てる — throw away trash
- 諦めて捨てる — give up and abandon it
- 身を捨てる — risk one’s life; sacrifice oneself
- More
- 捨てられる — can throw away; be thrown away / potential / passive
- 捨てたい — want to throw away / 〜たい form
捨てる(すてる) is an ichidan verb meaning “throw away” or “abandon.” It’s used both for physical things (trash) and abstract things (habits, ideas, attachment).
- 見捨てる — to abandon (someone)
- 取捨選択 — selection (adopt or discard)
- 捨石 — sacrificial pawn (decoy)
- 捨て場 — dumping site
- 捨て身 — sacrifice
The character combines 扌 ("hand") with 舍 ("house, abandon"), suggesting the act of physically releasing or letting go of something — whether literal or metaphorical.
