Ichidan verb
投げるなげる
nageru投げる (なげる, nageru) — to throw — is an ichidan verb: 投げて (te-form), 投げた (past), 投げない (negative), 投げます (polite).
It is transitive: it takes a direct object. It also means to hurl; to fling.
How 投げる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 投げ. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
投げる
dropsstem + ending
投げない投げないnegative · I don't throw it.
投げます投げますpolite present
投げて投げてte-form · I throw it and …
投げた投げたpast · I threw it.
投げられる投げられるpotential · I can throw it.
投げれば投げればif · If I were to throw it, ...
投げよう投げようvolitional · Let's throw it.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 投げる なげる nageru | |
| past N5 I threw it. | 投げた なげた nageta | |
| negative N5 I don't throw it. | 投げない なげない nagenai | |
| te-form N5 I throw it and … | 投げて なげて nagete | |
| past negative N4 I didn't throw it. | 投げなかった なげなかった nagenakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's throw it. | 投げよう なげよう nageyou | |
| potential N3 I can throw it. | 投げられる なげられる nagerareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If I were to throw it, ... | 投げれば なげれば nagereba | |
| cond. たら N3 If I throw it, ... | 投げたら なげたら nagetara | |
| passive N2 It gets thrown. | 投げられる なげられる nagerareru | |
| causative N2 I make someone throw it. | 投げさせる なげさせる nagesaseru | |
| imperative N1 Throw it! | 投げろ なげろ nagero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 投げます なげます nagemasu | |
| past N5 I threw it. | 投げました なげました nagemashita | |
| negative N5 I don't throw it. | 投げません なげません nagemasen | |
| past negative N4 I didn't throw it. | 投げませんでした なげませんでした nagemasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's throw it. | 投げましょう なげましょう nagemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 I'm throwing something. | 投げている なげている nageteiru | |
| ていた N4 I was throwing something. | 投げていた なげていた nageteita | |
| ています N4 I'm throwing something. | 投げています なげています nageteimasu | |
| ていました N4 I was throwing something. | 投げていました なげていました nageteimashita |