捨てる (Suteru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to throw away, to cast away, to dump, to discard”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto abandon; to desert; to leave
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto give up; to resign
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto sacrifice (stones)
Examples
彼は望みを捨てた。
He gave up hope.
彼は妻子を捨てた。
He abandoned his family.
彼は家族を捨てた。
He abandoned his family.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).