
July 2022 (VOL.178)
Tobu とぶ
Tobu means “to fly” or “to jump”

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Remi
Kinou, yume no naka de sora tonda yo.
I dreamt about flying sky.
Ryota
Tanoshisou dane!
Sounds fun!
Boku wa tonda koto aru yo.
I want to fly in the sky.
Kimochi yokatta yo.
I felt great.
Remi
Sukai daibingu ni ikou!
Let’s go to skydiving!
Issho ni tobou!
Let’s fly together!
Ryota
Kowai yo. Tobenai yo.
I’m scared. I cannot fly.
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| to fly | to fly (Polite) | flew | flew (Polite) | is flying | was flying | can fly | want to fly | let’s fly | have flown (Present Progressive) | had flown (Past Progressive) | fly! | please fly | |
| Positive | tobu | tobimasu | tonda | tobi mashita | tonde iru | tonde ita | toberu | tobitai | tobou | tonda koto ga aru | tonda koto ga atta | tobe! | tonde kudasai |
| Negative | tobanai | tobimasen | tobanakatta | tobimasen deshita | tonde inai | tonde inakatta | tobenai | tobitakunai | – | tonda koto ga nai | tonda koto ga nakatta | tobuna! | tobaraide kudasai |

Ninja no you ni tobitai.
I want to fly like ninja.

Boushi ga kaze de
tobimashita.
My hat was blown
off by the wind.

Ano ko-gamo wa
tonda koto ga nai.
That baby duck has never flown.

Chou ga tondeiru.
Butterfly is flying.

Hikouki wa Nihon
made tobimasu.
This airplane flies
to Japan.

Ame dakara tobanai.
They don’t fly in the rain.

Dachou wa
sora wo
tobimasen.
An ostrich doesn’t
fly through the air.
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