- 1. [exp, v1] to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel (id)
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | さじをなげる | (sajiwonageru) |
| Polite | さじをなげます | (sajiwonagemasu) |
| Past, plain | さじをなげた | (sajiwonageta) |
| Past, polite | さじをなげました | (sajiwonagemashita) |
| Negative, plain | さじをなげない | (sajiwonagenai) |
| Negative, polite | さじをなげません | (sajiwonagemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | さじをなげなかった | (sajiwonagenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | さじをなげませんでした | (sajiwonagemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | さじをなげて | (sajiwonagete) |
| Potential | さじをなげられる | (sajiwonagerareru) |
| Volitional | さじをなげよう | (sajiwonageyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | さじをなげれば | (sajiwonagereba) |
| Passive | さじをなげられる | (sajiwonagerareru) |
| Causative | さじをなげさせる | (sajiwonagesaseru) |
| Imperative | さじをなげろ | (sajiwonagero) |
Kanji in this word
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throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a lossOn: トウ (tou)Kun: な.げる (na.geru)、 -な.げ (-na.ge)
Example Sentences
私はその事件ではもう匙を投げた。
I have given up on that case.