Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI fly off | ||
| NegativeI don’t fly off |
JAPANESE VERB
ふっとぶ
吹っ飛ぶ
to fly off, to be blown away
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI flew off | ||
| NegativeI didn’t fly off |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formflying off, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am flying off | ||
| Please (て ください)please fly off |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can fly off | ||
| NegativeI can’t fly off |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to fly off | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to fly off |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s fly off |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I fly off
- If, when (たら) if I fly off
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) fly off (do it)
- Plain command fly off!
- Please don’t please don’t fly off
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am flown off | ||
| CausativeI make someone fly off |
How to use ふっとぶ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
この かぜ だ と、 せんたくもの が ふっとびます。
In this wind, the washing will blow away.
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Past
ゴール を みた しゅんかん、 つかれ が ふっとんだ。
The moment I saw the finish line, my tiredness was gone.
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Te-form
たいふう で、 やね が ふっとんで しまった。
The typhoon blew the roof right off.
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Potential
この トランポリン なら、 てんじょう まで ふっとべる。
On this trampoline, you can fly right up to the ceiling.
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Want to
なやみ ごと、 どこか に ふっとびたい きぶん です。
I feel like flying off somewhere, worries and all.
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Volitional
かんばん が ふっとぼう と、 きょう は みせ を あける。
Even if the sign blows away, we open the shop today.
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Conditional
やね が ふっとべば、 たいへん な こと に なる。
If the roof flies off, we'll be in real trouble.
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Commands and requests
つかれ よ、 ふっとびなさい、 と おんせん に つかった。
"Tiredness, be gone," I said, and sank into the hot spring.
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Passive and causative
しけん の あと の カラオケ で、 ストレス を ふっとばせた。
Karaoke after the exam blew my stress away.
Good to know
- ふっとぶ is とぶ with force: ぼうし が ふっとぶ in the wind. It also means a worry or tiredness being blown away: つかれ が ふっとんだ. ふっとばす is to send something flying.
Where you hear ふっとぶ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Fluency Level 1
- かぜ で、 かんばん が ふっとぶ よ。 The sign will fly off in this wind.
- ふとん が、 ふっとんだ！ The futon flew off!
- あした の たいふう で、 かさ が ふっとぶ よ。 Tomorrow's typhoon will blow umbrellas away.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).