Let’s fly in Japanese 🇯🇵

とぼう info.

### Tips to Remember the Japanese Word
To remember the word "とぼう" (tobou) for "let's fly," think of the phrase "to be airborne" which sounds somewhat similar to "tobou."

### Explanations
"とぼう" (tobou) is the volitional form of the verb "飛ぶ" (tobu), which means "to fly." The volitional form is used to suggest a course of action or to say "let's do [something]."

### Other Words that Mean the Same Thing
– 飛ぶ (tobu) – To fly
– 飛翔する (hishou suru) – To soar

### Conjugations of 飛ぶ (tobu)
1. Plain Form (Dictionary Form)
– 飛ぶ (tobu) – To fly

2. Negative Form
– 飛ばない (tobanai) – Not to fly

3. Past Form
– 飛んだ (tonda) – Flew

4. Past Negative Form
– 飛ばなかった (tobanakatta) – Did not fly

5. Polite Form
– 飛びます (tobimasu) – Flies

6. Polite Negative Form
– 飛びません (tobimasen) – Does not fly

7. Volitional Form
– 飛ぼう (tobou) – Let's fly

8. Te-Form
– 飛んで (tonde) – Flying (used to connect sentences)

### Examples of Sentences
1. Present Tense
– 鳥は空を飛ぶ。
(とりはそらをとぶ。)
Tori wa sora o tobu.
The bird flies in the sky.

2. Past Tense
– 子供の頃、紙飛行機を飛ばした。
(こどものころ、かみひこうきをとばした。)
Kodomo no koro, kamihikouki o tobaa.
When I was a kid, I flew paper airplanes.

3. Negative Form
– 彼は泳げるけど、飛ばない。
(かれはおよげるけど、とばない。)
Kare wa oyogeru kedo, tobanai.
He can swim, but he doesn't fly.

4. Volitional Form
– 風が強いけど、一緒に飛ぼう。
(かぜがつよいけど、いっしょにとぼう。)
Kaze ga tsuyoi kedo, isshoni tobou.
The wind is strong, but let's fly together.

5. Polite Form
– 飛行機がまもなく飛びます。
(ひこうきがまもなくとびます。)
Hikouki ga ma mo naku tobimasu.
The airplane will fly soon.

6. Te-form
– 彼が空を飛んでいるのを見た。
(かれがそらをとんでいるのをみた。)
Kare ga sora o tonde iru no o mita.
I saw him flying in the sky.

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