捨てる（すてる）
JLPT N4 · Ichidan verb (Group 2)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to throw away
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 捨てます | すてます |
| te-form | 捨てて | すてて |
| ta-form (past) | 捨てた | すてた |
| nai-form (negative) | 捨てない | すてない |
| potential form | 捨てられる | すてられる |
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Example sentences
- いらなくなった物を思いきって捨てる。 — I decided to throw away things I no longer need.
- ごみはきちんと分けて捨てる。 — I sort the trash properly before throwing it out.
Idioms & proverbs containing “捨てる”
- 捨てる神あれば拾う神あり (すてるかみあればひろうかみあり) — when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel; there are gods that will abandon you and there are gods that will pick you up
- ドブに捨てる (どぶにすてる) — to throw down the drain; to waste
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