- Basic forms
- 投げる — to throw; to toss / base form
- 投げます — (I) throw / masu form
- 投げた — threw / ta form
- 投げて — throw and … / te-form
- 投げない — do not throw / negative form
- 投げれば — if (you) throw / conditional
- 投げろ・投げよ — throw! / imperative
- Other common forms
- ボールを投げる — to throw a ball
- 質問を投げる — to throw a question (figurative)
- 投げている — is throwing / progressive
- More
- 投げたい — want to throw / 〜たい form
- 投げられる — can throw; be thrown (potential/passive) / potential
- 投げられない — can’t throw / negative potential
- 投げなかった — didn’t throw / past negative
投げる(なげる) is an ichidan verb. Drop る to form 投げます・投げて・投げた. Used both literally (throwing an object) and figuratively, such as 質問を投げる.
- 投げる — to throw
- 投票 — vote
- 投資 — investment
- 投球 — pitching (a ball)
- 投書 — letter to the editor
- 投入 — throw in, input, supply
The kanji 投 combines the radical 扌 (hand) with 殳 (strike/weapon), expressing the act of throwing with the hand. It is used in both literal and abstract senses—such as throwing a ball or casting a vote.
ボールを投げるのが 得意です。
I’m good at throwing balls.
彼は 選挙で 投票しました。
He voted in the election.
