飛ぶ
とぶ
to fly, to hop
Tobu (飛ぶ) is a godan verb meaning "to fly, to hop". Its polite form is 飛びます (tobimasu), its te form is 飛んで (tonde), its past form is 飛んだ (tonda), and its negative form is 飛ばない (tobanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Tobu (飛ぶ) conjugation quick reference
飛ぶ means "to fly, to hop". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tobu example sentences
鳥が飛ぶ。
The bird flies.
子どもは公園で飛んだ。
The child jumped in the park.
ボールは飛ばない。
The ball doesn’t fly.
How to use Tobu: grammar notes
•Use 飛ぶ with the particle を when talking about hopping or jumping over something — for example, 「石を飛ぶ」 means "to hop over a rock."
•Use the particle に with 飛ぶ when talking about flying to a place — for example, 「空に飛ぶ」 means "to fly into the sky"; don't use へ or を here.
•When describing how or where the flying happens, use the particle で — for example, 「公園で飛ぶ」 means "to jump/fly at the park."
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Tobu
空を飛ぶ（そらをとぶ）
to fly in the sky
時間が飛ぶ（じかんがとぶ）
time flies
頭から飛ぶ（あたまからとぶ）
to slip one’s mind
Tobu (飛ぶ) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 飛ぶ | tobu |
| Masu Form | 飛びます | tobimasu |
| Te Form | 飛んで | tonde |
| Past Form | 飛んだ | tonda |
| Negative Form | 飛ばない | tobanai |
| Past Negative | 飛ばなかった | tobanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 飛びます | tobimasu |
| Polite Past | 飛びました | tobimashita |
| Polite Negative | 飛びません | tobimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 飛びませんでした | tobimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 飛べる | toberu |
| Passive Form | 飛ばれる | tobareru |
| Causative Form | 飛ばせる | tobaseru |
| Causative Passive | 飛ばされる | tobasareru |
| Volitional Form | 飛ぼう | tobou |
| Imperative Form | 飛べ | tobe |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 飛べば | tobeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 飛んだら | tondara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 飛んでいる | tondeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 飛びたい | tobitai |
| Prohibition | 飛ぶな | tobuna |