放つ · godan verb (-tsu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 放つ | 放たない |
| Polite | 放ちます | 放ちません |
| Past polite | 放ちました | 放ちませんでした |
| Past | 放った | 放たなかった |
| Te-form | 放って | 放たないで |
| Desire | 放ちたい | 放ちたくない |
| Potential | 放てる | 放てない |
| Passive | 放たれる | 放たれない |
| Causative | 放たせる | 放たせない |
| Causative passive | 放たせられるalso 放たされる | 放たせられないalso 放たされない |
| Volitional | 放とう | |
| Polite volitional | 放ちましょう | |
| Imperative | 放て | 放つな |
| Conditional | 放てば | 放たなければ |
| Tara conditional | 放ったら | 放たなかったら |
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Used for sending something out forcefully, such as an arrow, bullet, sharp question, or baseball hit. In baseball, common collocations include ホームランを放つ.
He shot an arrow toward the target.
The reporter fired a sharp question at the minister.
The cleanup hitter hit a come-from-behind home run.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
break wind; let out a fart
Blunt or comic use, typically in the fixed object phrase 屁を放つ. It sounds stronger and more written or deliberately dramatic than simply saying おならをする.
He let out a loud fart in front of everyone.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Used when freeing a person, animal, or thing from confinement or restraint. It often has a written or dramatic tone compared with everyday 逃がす or 解放する.
The children released the fish they had caught into the river.
It is dangerous to let a tiger loose from its cage.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Common with light, scent, heat, aura, or other things that seem to come out from a source: 光を放つ, 香りを放つ, 異彩を放つ.
A star was giving off a strong light in the night sky.
The roses in the garden are giving off a sweet scent.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
Used for sending a person out to carry out a mission or duty, especially in written, historical, or dramatic contexts. Common with words such as 使者 and 刺客.
The king dispatched an envoy to the neighboring country for peace talks.
godan verb (-tsu), transitive verb
set fire to
Fixed expression in the form 火を放つ, meaning to set something on fire deliberately. Often used in news reports or crime descriptions.
See also: 火を放つ
Someone set fire to the warehouse during the night.
He drew the bow and shot an arrow.
I was embarrassed after letting one out in front of everyone.
They released the bird, now healed, back into the forest.
The king dispatched an assassin to strike down his enemy.
He hit a come-from-behind home run in the final.
break wind; let off a fart; have a shot
cut loose; cut off; detach; dismember · separate in thought; consider as independent