飛ぶ
とぶ · tobu
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)
- to hurry, to rush
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 飛びますとびます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 飛びませんとびません |
| Polite past (ました) | 飛びましたとびました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 飛びませんでしたとびませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 飛びましょうとびましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 飛びとび |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 飛びたいとびたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 飛びながらとびながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 飛んでとんで |
| Plain past (た形) | 飛んだとんだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 飛んだらとんだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 飛んでいるとんでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 飛ばないとばない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 飛ばなかったとばなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 飛ばなくてとばなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 飛べるとべる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 飛べばとべば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 飛べとべ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 飛ぼうとぼう |
| Passive (受身形) | 飛ばれるとばれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 飛ばせるとばせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 飛ばされるとばされる |
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What does 飛ぶ mean?
To fly, to soar. It can also mean: to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop; to spatter, to scatter, to splash, to fly (e.g. of sparks); to hurry, to rush.
How do you pronounce 飛ぶ?
とぶ (tobu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 飛ぶ?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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