捨てる (すてる) — to throw away, to discard
捨てる
to throw away
Frequency #1188
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 6
3 characters
ichidan verb
transitive
suteru
すてる
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
すてる[0] heiban 平板
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Meanings
- to throw away
- to discard
Explained in simple Japanese
- いらなく なった ものを ごみばこに いれる。
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Usage examples
Verb forms
| Meaning | Plain | Polite |
|---|---|---|
| Present |
捨てる すてる |
捨てます すてます |
| Present negative |
捨てない すてない |
捨てません すてません |
| Past |
捨てた すてた |
捨てました すてました |
| Past negative |
捨てなかった すてなかった |
捨てませんでした すてませんでした |
| Te-form |
捨てて すてて |
捨てまして すてまして |
| Potential |
捨てられる すてられる |
捨てられます すてられます |
| Potential negative |
捨てられない すてられない |
捨てられません すてられません |
Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.
Related Words
Words with 捨 (7)
見捨てる
misuteru
to abandon
切り捨てる
kirisuteru
to cut down
使い捨て
tsukaisute
disposable
切り捨て
kirisute
cutting a person down (without a second thought)
呼び捨て
yobisute
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
四捨五入
shishagonyuu
rounding (off; a number)
捨て子
sutego
abandoned child