Japanese reference
捨てる
すてる
to throw away
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | すてる (suteru)throw away |
| Polite, masu | すてます (sutemasu)throw away |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | すてない (sutenai)do not throw away |
| Polite negative | すてません (sutemasen)do not throw away |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | すてた (suteta)threw away |
| Polite past | すてました (sutemashita)threw away |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | すてなかった (sutenakatta)did not throw away |
| Polite past negative | すてませんでした (sutemasendeshita)did not throw away |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | すてて (sutete)throwing away (and then) |
| Polite te-form | すてまして (sutemashite)throwing away (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | すてている (suteteiru)be throwing away |
| Polite te-iru | すてています (suteteimasu)be throwing away |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | すてれば (sutereba)if you throw away |
| Rare literary polite conditional | すてますれば (sutemasureba)if you throw away (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | すてたら (sutetara)if you throw away |
| Polite conditional, tara | すてましたら (sutemashitara)if you throw away |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | すてられる (suterareru)can throw away |
| Polite potential | すてられます (suteraremasu)can throw away |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | すてよう (suteyou)let's throw away! |
| Polite volitional | すてましょう (sutemashou)let's throw away! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | すてたい (sutetai)want to throw away |
| Polite desire, tai | すてたいです (sutetaidesu)want to throw away |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | すてられる (suterareru)be affected when someone throws away |
| Polite passive | すてられます (suteraremasu)be affected when someone throws away |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | すてさせる (sutesaseru)make or let someone throw away |
| Polite causative | すてさせます (sutesasemasu)make or let someone throw away |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | すてさせられる (sutesaserareru)be made to throw away |
| Polite causative-passive | すてさせられます (sutesaseraremasu)be made to throw away |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | すてるな (suteruna)do not throw away! |
| Polite negative request | すてないでください (sutenaidekudasai)please do not throw away |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | すてます (sutemasu)throw away |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | すてません (sutemasen)do not throw away |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | すてました (sutemashita)threw away |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | すてませんでした (sutemasendeshita)did not throw away |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | すててください (sutetekudasai)please throw away |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | すてないでください (sutenaidekudasai)please do not throw away |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | すてましょう (sutemashou)let's throw away! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | すててもいい (sutetemoii)may throw away |
| Polite permission | すててもいいです (sutetemoiidesu)may throw away |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | すててはいけない (sutetehaikenai)must not throw away |
| Polite prohibition | すててはいけません (sutetehaikemasen)must not throw away |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | すてなさい (sutenasai)throw away (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | すててみる (sutetemiru)try to throw away |
| Polite try doing | すててみます (sutetemimasu)try to throw away |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | すててしまう (suteteshimau)throw away completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | すててしまいます (suteteshimaimasu)throw away completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | すてておく (suteteoku)throw away in advance |
| Polite preparation | すてておきます (suteteokimasu)throw away in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | すてたことがある (sutetakotogaaru)have the experience of: threw away |
| Polite past experience | すてたことがあります (sutetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: threw away |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | すてると (suteruto)whenever you throw away |
| Polite automatic result | すてますと (sutemasuto)whenever you throw away |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | すてるなら (suterunara)if you mean to throw away |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | すてるだろう (suterudarou)probably throw away |
| Polite probability | すてるでしょう (suterudeshou)probably throw away |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | すてろ (sutero)throw away! |
| Polite request | すててください (sutetekudasai)please throw away |
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