捨てる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 捨てる | 捨てない |
| Polite | 捨てます | 捨てません |
| Past polite | 捨てました | 捨てませんでした |
| Past | 捨てた | 捨てなかった |
| Te-form | 捨てて | 捨てないで |
| Desire | 捨てたい | 捨てたくない |
| Potential | 捨てられるalso 捨てれる | 捨てられないalso 捨てれない |
| Passive | 捨てられる | 捨てられない |
| Causative | 捨てさせる | 捨てさせない |
| Causative passive | 捨てさせられる | 捨てさせられない |
| Volitional | 捨てよう | |
| Polite volitional | 捨てましょう | |
| Imperative | 捨てろ | 捨てるな |
| Conditional | 捨てれば | 捨てなければ |
| Tara conditional | 捨てたら | 捨てなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Physically getting rid of something unwanted, such as trash or unneeded items.
Please throw away the trash.
古い雑誌を全部捨てた。
I threw away all the old magazines.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Leaving a person, place, or responsibility behind, often with a sense of forsaking.
彼は家族を捨てて家を出た。
He abandoned his family and left home.
子犬を道に捨てるなんてひどい。
It's cruel to abandon a puppy on the street.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
give up; resign from; renounce
Voluntarily letting go of a position, hope, habit, or claim; often used with 仕事, 希望, 習慣, etc.
彼は会社を捨てて独立した。
He gave up his job at the company and went independent.
悪い習慣は早く捨てたほうがいい。
You should give up bad habits as soon as possible.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Technical Go term: deliberately sacrificing one's own stones to gain a strategic advantage.
See also: 捨て石
この局面では石を捨てる手が有効だ。
In this position, sacrificing stones is an effective move.
I threw the leftover food into the trash can.
He never gave up hope no matter how difficult things were.
He quit his stable job and set out on a journey.
She left her hometown behind and moved to the city.
He abandoned his girlfriend and went to another woman.
捨てる means to physically throw away or discard something, while 無くす in this sense means to eliminate an abstract problem, habit, or condition.
abandon; forsake; desert; give up on
littering; carelessly tossing away
cut off and throw away; cut away · abandon; discard; throw to the wolves · round down; drop; omit · cut down; slay
risking one's life; all-out effort; desperate act
throw away; discard; toss aside
abandon; throw away; discard; forsake
abandoned child; foundling
hermit; recluse
fling off; throw off; cast aside
ornamental garden stone; garden rock · sacrifice stone (in Go) · sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.) · foundation stone; riprap
throw off; fling off; kick off · cast off; discard; shed
abandoning old women; granny dumping
dirt cheap price; throwaway price
marginal seal; approval seal in the margin · using up leftover ink on a seal
throwaway account; burner account
dumping ground; dump; place for discarding things
grave for the body; burial grave
discard pile
discard; discarded card · Edo-period bulletin board for condemned criminals
decluttering
discarded tiles