ふきとばす

ふきとばす

Japanese

Alternative spellings
吹き飛ばす 吹飛ばす (dated)

Etymology

From 吹(ふ)き (fuki, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 吹(ふ)く (fuku).”) + 飛(と)ばす (tobasu).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ふきとば​す [fùkítóbáꜜsù] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
• (Tokyo) ふきとばす [fùkítóbású] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝkʲito̞ba̠sɨᵝ]

Verb

ふきとばす • (fukitobasu) ^{←ふきとばす (fukitobasu)?} godan (stem ふきとばし (fukitobashi), past ふきとばした (fukitobashita))

1. to blow something away

   強風(きょうふう)で吹(ふ)き飛(と)ばされた

   kyōfū de fukitobasareta

   blown away by fierce winds

2. (figuratively) to brush something away, to blow something away

   熱々(あつあつ)の料理(りょうり)で冬(ふゆ)の寒(さむ)さを吹(ふ)き飛(と)ばそう！

   Atsuatsu no ryōri de fuyu no samusa o fukitobasō!

   Drive away the winter cold with piping hot foods!

Conjugation

Conjugation of "ふきとばす" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	ふきとばさ	fukitobasa
Continuative (連用形)	ふきとばし	fukitobashi
Terminal (終止形)	ふきとばす	fukitobasu
Attributive (連体形)	ふきとばす	fukitobasu
Hypothetical (仮定形)	ふきとばせ	fukitobase
Imperative (命令形)	ふきとばせ	fukitobase
Key constructions
Passive	ふきとばされる	fukitobasareru
Causative	ふきとばさせる ふきとばさす	fukitobasaseru fukitobasasu
Potential	ふきとばせる	fukitobaseru
Volitional	ふきとばそう	fukitobasō
Negative	ふきとばさない	fukitobasanai
Negative continuative	ふきとばさず	fukitobasazu
Formal	ふきとばします	fukitobashimasu
Perfective	ふきとばした	fukitobashita
Conjunctive	ふきとばして	fukitobashite
Hypothetical conditional	ふきとばせば	fukitobaseba

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN