Japanese

とぶ

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

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

と
ぶ

Example

A bird is flying in the sky.

Usage Notes

A general verb for flying or jumping. Often used in kana when the specific kanji (飛ぶ or 跳ぶ) is not being emphasized.

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