JLPT N1 · Verb

投げ出す (nagedasu)

投げ出す (なげだす, nagedasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to throw down; to throw out”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: なげだす
Romaji: nagedasu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to throw down; to throw out; to stretch out (one's legs) · godan verb, transitive
to abandon; to resign · godan verb, transitive
to give freely; to give generously; to sacrifice (e.g. one's life) · godan verb, transitive
to start to throw · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

運転手は運転台からもんどり打って投げ出された。

The driver was thrown from his seat head over heels.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 投げ出す

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	投げ出す	なげだす nagedasu
Polite (~masu)	投げ出します	なげだします nagedashimasu
Negative	投げ出さない	なげださない nagedasanai
Polite negative	投げ出しません	なげだしません nagedashimasen
Past	投げ出した	なげだした nagedashita
Polite past	投げ出しました	なげだしました nagedashimashita
Negative past	投げ出さなかった	なげださなかった nagedasanakatta
Te-form	投げ出して	なげだして nagedashite
Potential	投げ出せる	なげだせる nagedaseru
Passive	投げ出される	なげだされる nagedasareru
Causative	投げ出させる	なげださせる nagedasaseru
Volitional	投げ出そう	なげだそう nagedasou
Imperative	投げ出せ	なげだせ nagedase
Conditional (~ba)	投げ出せば	なげだせば nagedaseba

Kanji in 投げ出す

投

throw, discard, abandonトウ・な.げる・-な.げ · 7 strokes

出

exit, leave, go outシュツ・スイ・で.る・-で · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 投げ出す.

投げるなげるto throw投票とうひょうvoting投書とうしょletter (e.g. of complaint)投入とうにゅうthrowing in投資とうしinvestment出すだすto take out出口でぐちexit出るでるto leave出かけるでかけるto go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing)出席しゅっせきattendance出発しゅっぱつdeparture輸出ゆしゅつexport思い出すおもいだすto recall引き出しひきだしdrawer

Source: JMdict entry 1447040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.