“nageru” vs. “suteru”：Don’t Get Confused About These!

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“nageru” vs. “suteru”：Don’t Get Confused About These!

What is the difference between “投なげる(nageru) and 捨すてる(suteru)”? Which is used as the meaning of “throw something away”? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

___を投なげる (nageru)

Throw ___ / 扔 / 던지다 / ném

“___を投なげる(nageru)” means “Throw” and which has been used as the meaning of “an object that you are holding, you move your hand or arm quickly and let go of the object, so that it moves through the air.”. The basic way to use it is “私わたしは___を投なげる。(I throw ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしはボールを投なげる。(I throw a ball.)”, “私わたしはおもちゃを投なげる。(I throw a toy.)”, “私わたしは石いしを投なげる。(I throw a stone.)”, etc. The tips for using it are that “投なげる” is used as the meaning of “people THROW SOMETHING”. Everyone could use “投なげる” as casual, polite and formal such as “ボールを投なげたよ。(I threw a ball.)” as casual and “ボールを投なげました。(I threw a ball.)” as polite and formal.

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Sample

yuka

ボール投なげるのうまいね！ (You’re good at throwing the ball.) (你球投的很棒！) (공 던지는 솜씨가 대단하네!) (Bạn ném bóng giỏi nhỉ!) (bōru nageru no umai ne!)

tatsuya

床ゆかに紙かみコップを投なげないでよ！ (Don’t throw the paper cup on the floor!) (不要将纸杯扔在地板上！) (바닥에 종이컵을 던지지 마!) (Đừng có ném ly giấy xuống sàn nhà!) (yuka ni kami koppu wo nagenaide yo!)

yuka

石いしを投なげないでね！ (Don’t throw stones!) (不要扔石头了！) (돌 던지지 마!) (Đừng có ném đá nha!) (ishi wo nagenaide ne!)

tatsuya

それ投なげてくれない？ (Can you throw it at me?) (你把那个给我扔一下好吗？) (그거 좀 던져 줄래?) (Bạn vứt cái này đi giúp mình được không?) (sore nagete kurenai?)

___を捨すてる (suteru)

Throw _ away, Throw away _ / 丢掉 / 버리다 / vứt bỏ

“___を捨すてる(suteru)” means “Throw ___ away or Throw away ___” and which has been used as the meaning of “to get rid of something you do not want any more”. The basic way to use it is “私わたしは___を捨すげる。(I throw ___ away/throw away ___.)”, etc. For instance, “私わたしはこの紙かみを捨すてる。(I throw this paper away.)”, “私わたしはそれを捨すてる。(I throw it away.)”, “私わたしは不要ふような物ものを捨すてる。(I throw away unnecessary things.)”, etc. The tips for using it are that “ruby>捨すてる” is used as the meaning of “people THROW SOMETHING AWAY”. Everyone could use “それを捨すてたよ。(I threw it away.)” as casual and “それを捨すてました。(I threw it away.)” as polite and formal.

Sample

yuka

これ、捨すてていい？ (Can I throw this away？) (我可以丢掉这个吗？) (이거, 버려도 돼?) (Tôi vứt cái này đi được chứ?) (kore, sutete ī?)

tatsuya

この紙かみ捨すててくれませんか？ (Could you throw this paper away?) (你能帮我把这张纸扔掉吗？) (이 종이 버려주시지 않겠습니까?) (Bạn có thể vứt tờ giấy này đi giúp tôi được không?) (kono kami sutete kuremasen ka?)