飛ぶ

とぶtobu

fly

Godan verb, group 1, ending -bu.

Conjugated like 呼ぶ, 選ぶ, 遊ぶ, 学ぶ, 喜ぶ, 並ぶ

Newbie

The polite forms to talk about now, the future, and the past, and the te-form of requests.

  1. Polite present · -masu

    What you do, usually or soon, said politely. Japanese has one form for the present and the future.

    1. affirmative飛びますとびますtobimasu
    2. negative飛びませんとびませんtobimasen

  2. Polite past · -mashita

    What you did, or did not do, said politely.

    1. affirmative飛びましたとびましたtobimashita
    2. negative飛びませんでしたとびませんでしたtobimasen deshita

  3. Te-form

    Links actions (and then…), and with ください asks politely.

    1. 飛んでとんでtonde
    2. request飛んでくださいとんでくださいtonde kudasai

  4. Let’s · -mashō

    To suggest doing something together: let’s…

    1. 飛びましょうとびましょうtobimashō

  5. Wanting to · -tai

    What you want to do. Add です to be polite.

    1. affirmative飛びたいとびたいtobitai
    2. negative飛びたくないとびたくないtobitakunai
BeginnerThe plain forms of everyday speech, what is going on, what you can do, conditions, and the passive.Plain present · dictionary form · Plain past · -ta · Ongoing · -te iru · Potential · If, when · -tara · PassiveAlso show the Beginner forms (6)

  1. Plain present · dictionary form

    Between friends and family, and before a noun or many phrases. It also says the future.

    1. affirmative飛ぶとぶtobu
    2. negative飛ばないとばないtobanai

  2. Plain past · -ta

    The past between friends and family, and before a noun.

    1. affirmative飛んだとんだtonda
    2. negative飛ばなかったとばなかったtobanakatta

  3. Ongoing · -te iru

    What is going on now, a habit, or a state that lasts: 結婚している, to be married.

    1. plain飛んでいるとんでいるtonde iru
    2. polite飛んでいますとんでいますtonde imasu

  4. Potential

    What you can do. Its object often takes が: 日本語が話せる.

    1. plain飛べるとべるtoberu
    2. polite飛べますとべますtobemasu

  5. If, when · -tara

    If or once something happens, and what you found when it did.

    1. 飛んだらとんだらtondara

  6. Passive

    What is done to someone, often to their regret: に marks who does it. It is also a respectful way to speak of others.

    1. plain飛ばれるとばれるtobareru
    2. polite飛ばれますとばれますtobaremasu
IntermediateIntentions, orders, conditions, making someone do something, and the verbs of respect and modesty.Volitional · -ō, -yō · Command · Condition · -ba · Causative · Causative passiveAlso show the Intermediate forms (5)

  1. Volitional · -ō, -yō

    Let’s, between friends; with と思う, what you intend to do.

    1. 飛ぼうとぼうtobō

  2. Command

    A blunt order or ban (〜な), heard in sports, on signs, and between men. Politely, say 〜てください.

    1. order飛べとべtobe
    2. ban飛ぶなとぶなtobu na

  3. Condition · -ba

    If…: the condition for what follows. In the negative, it also says what you must do: 〜なければならない.

    1. affirmative飛べばとべばtobeba
    2. negative飛ばなければとばなければtobanakereba

  4. Causative

    Making or letting someone do something: に or を marks who does it.

    1. plain飛ばせるとばせるtobaseru
    2. polite飛ばせますとばせますtobasemasu

  5. Causative passive

    Being made to do something you did not want to. In speech, godan verbs often shorten -aserareru to -asareru.

    1. plain飛ばせられるとばせられるtobaserareru
    2. polite飛ばせられますとばせられますtobaseraremasu