Japanese

とぶ
Meaning: to fly; to jump
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飛ぶ 飛ばない
Polite 飛びます 飛びません
Past 飛んだ 飛ばなかった
Polite + Past 飛びました 飛びませんでした
Te-form 飛んで 飛ばなくて
Potential 飛べる 飛べない
Passive 飛ばれる 飛ばれない
Causative 飛ばせる 飛ばせない
Causative + Passive 飛ばされる 飛ばされない
Imperative 飛べ 飛ぶな

Handwriting

飛
ぶ

Example sentences

A bird is flying in the sky.
鳥のように自由に飛びたい
I want to fly freely like a bird.
彼は魔法を使って空を飛んだ。
He used magic to fly in the sky.
飛行機が東京の上空を飛んでいる。
The plane is flying over Tokyo.
その鳥は空を自在に飛んでいる。
That bird is flying freely in the sky.
庭に美しい蝶が飛んでいる。
A beautiful butterfly is flying in the garden.
ワシが空を飛んでいます。
An eagle is flying in the sky.
飛行機が家の真上を飛んだ
An airplane flew directly over the house.
飛んでくるボールを素早くよけた。
I quickly dodged the flying ball.
鷹が空高く飛んでいる。
A hawk is flying high in the sky.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for anything moving through the air, including birds, planes, or objects. It can also mean 'to jump' (often written as 跳ぶ) or metaphorically for 'to vanish' or 'to skip' (like pages).

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