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飛ぶ
tobu
Description
「飛ぶ」は、鳥や飛行機が空を通って動くことを表す言葉です。
"飛ぶ" means to move through the air, like birds or airplanes.
人が高くジャンプする時や、話が急に変わる時にも使えます。
It is also used when a person jumps high or when a conversation suddenly changes.
Meanings
飛ぶtobu
to fly through the air
鳥が空を飛んでいる。
A bird is flying in the sky.
飛ぶtobu
to jump; to leap
子供が水たまりを飛んで越えた。
The child jumped over the puddle.
飛ぶtobu
to skip; to be skipped over
ページが一枚飛んでいる。
A page is missing.
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Notes
- Nuance
飛ぶ is flying/leaping through air; 跳ぶ (same reading) stresses jumping off the ground.
- Etymology
base verb tobu, godan conjugation; te-form is 飛んで.
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