Use 捨てる to talk about disposal and letting go, then practise its forms.

The idea

捨てる is an ichidan verb meaning to throw away or discard. Mark the thing discarded with を. Remove る to make 捨てます, 捨てない and 捨てて; a dream can also be its object figuratively.

Patterns to compare
Dictionary formPolite non-pastPolite negativePolite pastて form
捨てる捨てます捨てません捨てました捨てて

Examples

  • 古ふるい新聞しんぶんを捨すてます。I throw away old newspapers.
  • ごみは明日あしたの朝あさ、捨すてます。I will put the rubbish out tomorrow morning.
  • その箱はこはまだ捨すてません。I will not throw that box away yet.
  • 昨日きのう、壊こわれた傘かさを捨すてました。Yesterday I threw away a broken umbrella.
  • この紙かみを捨すててください。Please throw this paper away.
  • 彼かれは夢ゆめを捨すてませんでした。He did not give up his dream.

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Watch out

Do not conjugate it like a godan verb: the て form is 捨てて, not 捨てって. 捨てる means discarding, while ごみを出す can describe putting rubbish out for collection.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the polite non-past form. ＿。（捨すてる→ます）

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    捨てます

    捨てます is the polite non-past: remove る and add ます.

  2. Write the て form. ＿。（捨すてる→て）

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    捨てて

    捨てて is the て form: replace る with て. It can join a request with ください.

  3. Choose the particle in brackets. 古ふるい新聞しんぶん＿捨すてます。（を／に）

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    を

    を marks 古い新聞 as the object being discarded.

Use it today

Describe something you throw away, then ask someone politely to discard it using 捨ててください.