投げつける・投げ付ける|なげつけるnagetsukeru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

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投げつける投げつける is the most common written form and the recommended choice for beginners. Use it when you need to write this verb.
投げ付ける投げ付ける is a less common written variant of 投げつける. You may encounter it, but beginners should choose 投げつける instead.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to throw (someone) down
    少年しょうねんはその犬いぬめがけて石いしを投なげつけた。↗
    The boy slung a stone at the dog.
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
Conjugation
Dictionary form投げつける(なげつける)
Polite (masu)投げつけます(なげつけます)
Negative (nai)投げつけない(なげつけない)
polite (masen)投げつけません(なげつけません)
classical zu / nu投げつけず・投げつけぬ(なげつけず・なげつけぬ)
Past (ta)投げつけた(なげつけた)
polite (mashita)投げつけました(なげつけました)
Past negative (nakatta)投げつけなかった(なげつけなかった)
polite (masen deshita)投げつけませんでした(なげつけませんでした)
Te form投げつけて(なげつけて)
Potential投げつけられる(なげつけられる)
Passive投げつけられる(なげつけられる)
Causative投げつけさせる(なげつけさせる)
Causative passive投げつけさせられる(なげつけさせられる)
Conditional (ba)投げつければ(なげつければ)
tara投げつけたら(なげつけたら)
Volitional投げつけよう(なげつけよう)
polite (mashou)投げつけましょう(なげつけましょう)
Imperative投げつけろ(なげつけろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Related浴びせるあびせるNeutralTo pour or dash liquid on; figuratively, to shower someone with a barrage of questions or abuse. 「投げつける」 means hurling things hard at a target, harsh words included.
  • Related叩きつけるたたきつけるNeutralTo slam or smash something down violently, as in 「辞表を叩きつける」. Similar to 「投げつける」 but with even greater force.
  • Antonym受け取るうけとるNeutralTo take or accept something handed over by someone else — the direct opposite of 「投げつける」.

Use 「投げつける」 to throw something hard at a person or hurl abuse. Use 「叩きつける」 to slam or smash something down with even greater force, and 「浴びせる」 to shower someone with a stream of abuse or questions. 「受け取る」 is the opposite: taking what is handed to you.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 物ものを投なげて打ち付うちつける。乱暴らんぼうに放ほうる。
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