
JANUARY 2022 (VOL.171)
Nageru 投げる
Nageru means “to throw”

Kelly:
Nande okane wo nagete iru no?
Why they are throwing coins?
Hinako:
Osaisen dayo.
It’s osaisen.
Kelly:
Nani sore?
What’s that?

Hinako:
Jinja de oinori wo suru mae ni, okane wo saisenbako ni nagete ire masu.
Before you pray at shrine, throw money into the saisen wooden box.
Kelly:
Watashi mo nagetai!
I want to throw, too!
Hinako:
Issho ni nagemasho!
Let’s throw together!
| throw | throw (polite) | threw | threw (polite) | be throwing | was throwing | can throw | want to throw | have threw | had threw | let’s throw | let’s throw (polite) | throw! | please throw | |
| positive | nageru | nage masu | nageta | nage mashita | nagete iru | nagete ita | nagereru | nagetai | nageta koto ga aru | nageta koto ga atta | nageyou | nagemasho | nagero! | nagete kudasai |
| negative | nagenai | nage masen | nagenakatta | nagemasen deshita | nagete inai | nagete inakatta | nagerenai | nagetaku nai | nageta koto ga nai | nageta koto ga naktta | – | – | nageruna! | nagenaide kudasai |

Keitai wo nageruna!
Do not throw a mobile phone!

Ken wa aoi bo-ru wo nagete inai.
Ken does not throw a blue ball.

Kintaro wa kuma wo nage mashita.
Kintaro threw a bear.

Suzuki san ga zenbu nageta.
Mr. Suzuki threw them all.

Boku wa bo-ru wo jouzu ni nage rareru.
I can throw well.

Ohtani wa kyou no shiai de nagemasen deshita.
Ohtani didn’t throw at today’s game.

Ookina ishi wo nageta koto ga aru.
I had threw a large rock.
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