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飛ばす
Meaning in Englishto skip over, to omit
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What it means
飛ばす means to cause something to fly or to make it fly; used transitively to propel objects into the air, or to launch or send something rapidly; it also means to skip over or omit something in speech or writing.
Main meanings
- to cause to fly or to make something fly; to send into the air
- to skip over or omit parts of a text, a scene, or a schedule
- to hit or drive a ball far, especially in sports
How to use it
Used as a transitive verb in both physical flight and figurative senses, with を marking the direct object. Common in everyday speech and sports vocabulary. Examples include 風船を飛ばす for making a balloon fly and 話を飛ばす for skipping over a part of a conversation or text.
Variants and close terms
- 飛ぶ (tobu) — to fly, intransitive
- 省く (はぶく) / 省略する (しょうりゃくする) — to omit, skip
- 打ち飛ばす (うちとばす) — to knock away or fling
Composition
- 飛: core meaning related to flight or flying
- ばす: transitive suffix that converts the intransitive 飛ぶ into 飛ばす, indicating causation or propulsion
Etymology
飛 = to fly; ばす is the transitive suffix that forms 飛ばす from 飛ぶ, yielding the sense 'to cause to fly'.
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verb (五段・他動)
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