飛ばす|とばすtobasu[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- godan verb, transitive verbto let fly; to make fly; to send flying; to blow off (e.g. in the wind); to launch; to fire; to hurl; to shoot
- godan verb, transitive verbto skip over; to leave out; to omit; to drop (e.g. a stitch); to fast-forward
- godan verb, transitive verbto run fast; to drive fast; to gallop
- godan verb, transitive verbto spray; to splash; to spatter
- godan verb, transitive verbto say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke)
- godan verb, transitive verbto spread (e.g. a rumour); to circulate; to send out (a message); to issue (e.g. an appeal)
- godan verb, transitive verbto transfer (to a less important post); to send away (e.g. to a provincial branch); to demote
- godan verb, transitive verbto dispatch quickly (e.g. a reporter)
- godan verb, transitive verbto get rid of; to burn off (alcohol)
- godan verb, transitive verbto attack (e.g. with a leg manoeuvre)
- auxiliary verb, godan verbto do vigorously; to do roughly; to do energetically
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 飛ばす（とばす） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 飛ばします（とばします） |
| Negative (nai) | 飛ばさない（とばさない） |
| polite (masen) | 飛ばしません（とばしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 飛ばさず・飛ばさぬ（とばさず・とばさぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 飛ばした（とばした） |
| polite (mashita) | 飛ばしました（とばしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 飛ばさなかった（とばさなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 飛ばしませんでした（とばしませんでした） |
| Te form | 飛ばして（とばして） |
| Potential | 飛ばせる（とばせる） |
| Passive | 飛ばされる（とばされる） |
| Causative | 飛ばさせる（とばさせる） |
| Causative passive | 飛ばさせられる（とばさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 飛ばせば（とばせば） |
| tara | 飛ばしたら（とばしたら） |
| Volitional | 飛ばそう（とばそう） |
| polite (mashou) | 飛ばしましょう（とばしましょう） |
| Imperative | 飛ばせ（とばせ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Transitive / intransitive pair
鳥を飛ばす
飛ぶ focuses on the event or resulting state, while 飛ばす foregrounds the agent acting on something: 鳥が飛ぶ versus 鳥を飛ばす.
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Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym落とすおとすNeutralNeutral antonym. Opposite of 「飛ばす」 in direction: making something drop or fall downward.
- Synonym放つはなつWrittenWritten/formal prose. Covers shooting off, emitting or releasing, as in 「矢を放つ」「光を放つ」; 「飛ばす」 centers on making things fly and can also mean skipping over.
- Related撃つうつNeutralNeutral. Firing guns or cannons and shooting at targets; 「飛ばす」 can mean shooting something off, but usually means making objects fly or driving fast.
- Related発するはっするWrittenWritten/formal prose. Emitting or issuing sounds, light, orders and the like; 「飛ばす」 is about objects flying out.
- Related漏らすもらすNeutralNeutral. Leaking secrets or letting out light and liquids; 「飛ばす」 can be used for spreading rumors, but carries no sense of unintentional leaking.
- Related口走るくちばしるNeutralNeutral. Blurting out words without thinking; 「飛ばす」 can mean spreading rumors, as in 「デマを飛ばす」.
- Related放り出すほうりだすCasualColloquial. Throwing something out or giving up on it, as in 「仕事を放り出す」; 「飛ばす」 centers on making things fly.
- Relatedぶっ放すぶっぱなすCasualCoarse colloquial. Firing guns or cannons; 「飛ばす」 is much broader and not limited to shooting.
- Antonym止めるとめるNeutralNeutral antonym. Opposite of 「飛ばす」 in motion: making something that is moving stop.
- Antonym留めるとどめるNeutralNeutral antonym. Written 「留める」, it means fastening or keeping things in place, as in 「ボタンを留める」; opposite to 「飛ばす」 in making things stay still.
- Antonym着地させるNeutralNeutral antonym. Opposite of 「飛ばす」 in flight: making something sent into the air come down and land.
For making things fly, skipping over, or driving at speed, 「飛ばす」 is the default. In written prose, 「放つ」 covers shooting off and emitting, and 「発する」 covers issuing sounds or orders. Use 「撃つ」 for firing a gun and 「漏らす」 for leaking.
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Japanese definitions
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