Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI skip | ||
| NegativeI don’t skip |
JAPANESE VERB
飛ばす
to skip, to let fly
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI skip | ||
| NegativeI don’t skip |
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI skipped | ||
| NegativeI didn’t skip |
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formskipping, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am skipping | ||
| Please (て ください)please skip |
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can skip | ||
| NegativeI can’t skip |
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to skip | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to skip |
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s skip |
条件形 · “if” and “when”
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am skipped | ||
| CausativeI make someone skip |
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
ながい メール は、 とちゅう を とばします。
With long emails, I skip the middle.
いそいで いて、 あさごはん を とばした。
I was in a hurry and skipped breakfast.
むすこ と、 こうえん で たこ を とばして いる。
My son and I are flying a kite in the park.
この どうが は、 こうこく を とばせます。
On this video, you can skip the ads.
つまらない かいぎ は、 ぜんぶ とばしたい。
Boring meetings, I'd like to skip them all.
むずかしい もんだい は、 あと に とばそう。
Let's skip the hard questions till later.
この えき を とばせば、 じゅっぷん はやく つく。
If the train skips this station, we arrive ten minutes earlier.
いそがしくて も、 あさごはん は とばさないで ください。
Even if you're busy, please don't skip breakfast.
きょう の つよい かぜ で、 ぼうし を とばされた。
Today's strong wind blew my hat off.
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).