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Breakdown of tobu
fly
飛
You start to fly, and within two seconds there's more ice on your wings than you can measure.
Usages of tobu
鳥 が 空 で 飛んで いる。tori ga sora de tonde iru.
A bird is flying in the sky.
何度 も 飛んだ。nando mo tonda.
I flew many times.
強風 で 帽子 が 飛んだ。kyoufuu de boushi ga tonda.
My hat flew off in the strong wind.
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Japanese verbs conjugate based on tense, politeness, and mood. For example, the polite present form adds ‑ます to the verb stem, while the past tense uses ‑ました. Unlike English, Japanese verbs don't change based on the subject — the same form works for "I", "you", and "they".
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