JLPT N3 · Verb

飛ばす (tobasu)

飛ばす (とばす, tobasu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to let fly; to make fly”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
とばす
Romaji
tobasu
Word class
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. to let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch · godan verb, transitive
  2. to skip over; to leave out; to omit; to drop (e.g. a stitch); to fast-forward · godan verb, transitive
  3. to run fast; to drive fast; to gallop · godan verb, transitive
  4. to spray; to splash; to spatter · godan verb, transitive
  5. to say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke) · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私たちはその鳥を飛ばした。
We let the bird fly.
その俳優はせりふを1行とばした。
The actor missed a line.
私たちは彼の順番をわざと飛ばした。
We skipped his turn on purpose.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 飛ばす

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in す. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

FormJapaneseReading
Dictionary飛ばすとばす tobasu
Polite (~masu)飛ばしますとばします tobashimasu
Negative飛ばさないとばさない tobasanai
Polite negative飛ばしませんとばしません tobashimasen
Past飛ばしたとばした tobashita
Polite past飛ばしましたとばしました tobashimashita
Negative past飛ばさなかったとばさなかった tobasanakatta
Te-form飛ばしてとばして tobashite
Potential飛ばせるとばせる tobaseru
Passive飛ばされるとばされる tobasareru
Causative飛ばさせるとばさせる tobasaseru
Volitional飛ばそうとばそう tobasou
Imperative飛ばせとばせ tobase
Conditional (~ba)飛ばせばとばせば tobaseba

Kanji in 飛ばす

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 飛ばす.

Source: JMdict entry 1485230 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.