投げる
なげる
to pitch, to cast away
Nageru (投げる) is an ichidan verb meaning "to pitch, to cast away". Its polite form is 投げます (nagemasu), its te form is 投げて (nagete), its past form is 投げた (nageta), and its negative form is 投げない (nagenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Nageru (投げる) conjugation quick reference
投げる means "to pitch, to cast away". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Nageru example sentences
ボールを投げます。
I throw the ball.
昨日、かれがボールを投げました。
Yesterday, he threw the ball.
ごみを投げません。
I don't throw away trash.
How to use Nageru: grammar notes
•Use を after the object being thrown—like ボールを投げる ("to throw a ball").
•When saying who you're throwing something to, use に—like 友だちにボールを投げる ("throw the ball to a friend").
•Don’t forget to change 投げる to 投げました or 投げません for polite past or negative forms—just drop る and add the right ending.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Nageru
ボールを投げる
to throw a ball
質問を投げかける
to pose a question (lit. throw a question)
あきらめて投げ出す
to give up and throw away (lit. cast off)
Nageru (投げる) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 投げる | nageru |
| Masu Form | 投げます | nagemasu |
| Te Form | 投げて | nagete |
| Past Form | 投げた | nageta |
| Negative Form | 投げない | nagenai |
| Past Negative | 投げなかった | nagenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 投げます | nagemasu |
| Polite Past | 投げました | nagemashita |
| Polite Negative | 投げません | nagemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 投げませんでした | nagemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 投げられる | nagerareru |
| Passive Form | 投げられる | nagerareru |
| Causative Form | 投げさせる | nagesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 投げさせられる | nagesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 投げよう | nageyou |
| Imperative Form | 投げろ | nagero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 投げれば | nagereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 投げたら | nagetara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 投げている | nageteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 投げたい | nagetai |
| Prohibition | 投げるな | nageruna |