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Japanese verb飛ぶ (tobu) Conjugation
飛ぶ (tobu) means “to fly, to soar”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 飛ばない and 飛びます, and the te-form is 飛んで. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to fly, to soar
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 飛ぶ
- Reading
- とぶ
- Romaji
- tobu
- Masu form
- 飛びます
- Nai form
- 飛ばない
- Te-form
- 飛んで
- Ta form
- 飛んだ
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 飛ぶ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばない |
| Polite | 飛びます |
| Polite negative | 飛びません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 飛んだ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばなかった |
| Polite | 飛びました |
| Polite negative | 飛びませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 飛んで |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 飛んでいる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛んでいない |
| Polite | 飛んでいます |
| Polite negative | 飛んでいません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 飛びたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛びたくない |
| Polite | 飛びたいです |
| Polite negative | 飛びたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 飛ぼう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 飛びましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 飛べ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 飛ぶな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 飛んでください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 飛ばないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 飛べる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛べない |
| Polite | 飛べます |
| Polite negative | 飛べません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 飛べば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 飛んだら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 飛ばれる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばれない |
| Polite | 飛ばれます |
| Polite negative | 飛ばれません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 飛ばせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばせない |
| Polite | 飛ばせます |
| Polite negative | 飛ばせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 飛ばされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 飛ばされない |
| Polite | 飛ばされます |
| Polite negative | 飛ばされません |
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