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とべ

tobe

JLPT N5 verb 未然形

is the negative stem of とべる — to fly, to soar.

  • to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop
  • to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks)
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How it’s built

とべる とべ

Negative stem (). Never used alone — it is the base for ない (not), れる/られる (passive), せる/させる (causative): 書か → 書かない.

とべる is a ichidan verb (ru-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite とべます
Polite negative とべません
Polite past とべました
Polite past negative とべませんでした
Let us ~ とべましょう
Masu-stem ← this oneとべ
Want to ~ とべたい
While ~ing とべながら
Te-form とべて
Plain past とべた
Tara-conditional とべたら
Progressive とべている
Plain negative とべない
Plain past negative とべなかった
Negative te-form とべなくて
Potential とべられる
Ba-conditional とべれば
Imperative とべろ
Volitional とべよう
Passive とべられる
Causative とべさせる
Causative-passive とべさせられる

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In real sentences

Please fasten your seatbelt.

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Driving without wearing a seatbelt is dangerous, you know.

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If you don't fasten your seatbelt, it's dangerous.

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Other forms and spellings

とべれトベれとべりゃトベりゃとべよとべろトベよトベろとべようとべよっとべよふトベようトベよっトベよふトベとべる
negative stem of とべる