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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 |
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Ninja no you ni tobitai.
I want to fly like ninja.
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Boushi ga kaze de
tobimashita.
My hat was blown
off by the wind.
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Ano ko-gamo wa
tonda koto ga nai.
That baby duck has never flown.
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Chou ga tondeiru.
Butterfly is flying.
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Hikouki wa Nihon
made tobimasu.
This airplane flies
to Japan.
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Ame dakara tobanai.
They don’t fly in the rain.
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Dachou wa
sora wo
tobimasen.
An ostrich doesn’t
fly through the air.
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