Tobu(とぶ) -“to fly” or “to jump” / Japanese Word

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Last updated: July 7, 2026

Tobu conjugation chart for the Japanese verb 飛ぶ (to fly)

July 2022 (VOL.178)

Tobu とぶ

In Japanese, tobu is written 飛ぶ, a JLPT N5 verb. This tobu conjugation guide covers all 13 forms, from “tobanai” to “tobimashita.”

Tobu means “to fly” or “to jump”

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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Tobu Conjugation Table (All Forms)

to flyto fly (Polite)flewflew (Polite)is flyingwas flyingcan flywant to flylet’s flyhave flown
(Present Progressive)
had flown
(Past Progressive)
fly!please fly
Positivetobutobimasutondatobi mashitatonde irutonde itatoberutobitaitoboutonda koto ga arutonda koto ga attatobe!tonde kudasai
Negativetobanaitobimasentobanakattatobimasen deshitatonde inaitonde inakattatobenaitobitakunaitonda koto ga naitonda koto ga nakattatobuna!tobaraide kudasai

Tobu Example Sentences

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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