Japanese

ばす

とばす
Meaning: to let fly; to skip; to speed
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飛ばす 飛ばさない
Polite 飛ばします 飛ばしません
Past 飛ばした 飛ばさなかった
Polite + Past 飛ばしました 飛ばしませんでした
Te-form 飛ばして 飛ばさなくて
Potential 飛ばせる 飛ばせない
Passive 飛ばされる 飛ばされない
Causative 飛ばさせる 飛ばさせない
Imperative 飛ばせ 飛ばすな

Handwriting

飛
ば
す

Example sentences

I skipped the difficult parts and read the book.
風で帽子が飛ばされないように手で押さえた。
I held my hat with my hand so it wouldn't be blown away by the wind.
彼はホームランをかっとばした。
He knocked a home run out of the park.
彼は突然、異世界に飛ばされた。
He was suddenly transported to another world.
敵の陣地を偵察するためにドローンを飛ばした。
A drone was flown to scout the enemy position.
子供が赤い風船を空に飛ばした
The child let a red balloon fly into the sky.
暴風で看板が飛ばされた。
The sign was blown away by the strong wind.
突然の突風で帽子が飛ばされた。
A sudden gust of wind blew my hat away.
車が高速道路をビュンビュン飛ばしている。
Cars are zooming along the highway.
彼は怠けている部下に叱声を飛ばした
He hurled a scolding voice at his lazy subordinate.

Usage Notes

Multi-functional verb meaning to make something fly, to skip over something, or to speed a vehicle.

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