Japanese

とびたつ
Meaning: to take off; to fly away; to jump up (with joy)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 飛び立つ 飛び立たない
Polite 飛び立ちます 飛び立ちません
Past 飛び立った 飛び立たなかった
Polite + Past 飛び立ちました 飛び立ちませんでした
Te-form 飛び立って 飛び立たなくて
Potential 飛び立てる 飛び立てない
Passive 飛び立たれる 飛び立たれない
Causative 飛び立たせる 飛び立たせない
Causative + Passive 飛び立たされる 飛び立たされない
Imperative 飛び立て 飛び立つな

Handwriting

飛
び
立
つ

Example sentences

I watched the plane take off from the airport.
その鳥は大きな翼を広げて空へ飛び立った。
That bird spread its large wings and flew off into the sky.
鳥が羽を広げて空へ飛び立った。
The bird spread its wings and flew off into the sky.
鳥が一斉に飛び立った
The birds took flight all at once.
鳥たちが一斉に飛び立ったのは、地震の前兆だったのかもしれない。
The birds taking off all at once might have been a precursor to the earthquake.

Usage Notes

Commonly used for aircraft taking off or birds flying away from a nest. It can also figuratively describe one's heart fluttering with excitement.

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