Vocabulary

What does 飛ばす (とばす, tobasu) mean?

飛ばす (とばす, tobasu) means to make fly, to fly (something); to skip.

Quick facts
Readingとばす
Romajitobasu
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
とばす
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontobasu

to make fly, to fly (something); to skip

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to let fly; to make fly; to send flying
  2. 2godan verb · transitive to skip over; to leave out; to omit
  3. 3godan verb · transitive to run fast; to drive fast; to gallop
  4. 4godan verb · transitive to spray; to splash; to spatter
  5. 5godan verb · transitive to say without reservation; to call out (e.g. a jeer); to rattle off (e.g. a joke)

Example sentences

  • I skipped the difficult questions and moved on.

  • The children fly a paper airplane in the park.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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