飛ぶ (Tobu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to fly, to soar, to jump, to leap”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto fly; to soaresp. 飛ぶ
- godan verb, intransitive verbto jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hopesp. 跳ぶ
- godan verb, intransitive verbto spatter; to scatter; to splash; to fly (e.g. of sparks)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto hurry; to rush
- godan verb, intransitive verbto flee; to run off; to escape
- godan verb, intransitive verbto disappear; to vanish; to fade; to thin out
Examples
飛ぶ前に見よ。
Look before you leap.
飛ぶ魚もいる。
Some fish fly.
鳥は翼で飛ぶ。
Birds fly with their wings.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).