飛(と)び立(た)つ

とびたつ
verb (godan, intransitive)
to take off; to fly away; to set out
自動詞 intransitivemovementnature
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present飛(と)び立(た)つ飛(と)び立(た)たない
Present polite飛(と)び立(た)ちます飛(と)び立(た)ちません
Past飛(と)び立(た)った飛(と)び立(た)たなかった
Past polite飛(と)び立(た)ちました飛(と)び立(た)ちませんでした
て form飛(と)び立(た)って飛(と)び立(た)たなくて
ている present飛(と)び立(た)っている飛(と)び立(た)っていない
ている polite飛(と)び立(た)っています飛(と)び立(た)っていません
ている past飛(と)び立(た)っていた飛(と)び立(た)っていなかった
ている past polite飛(と)び立(た)っていました飛(と)び立(た)っていませんでした
Conditional ば飛(と)び立(た)てば飛(と)び立(た)たなければ
Conditional たら飛(と)び立(た)ったら飛(と)び立(た)たなかったら
Volitional飛(と)び立(た)とう—
Volitional polite飛(と)び立(た)ちましょう—
Potential飛(と)び立(た)てる飛(と)び立(た)てない
Passive飛(と)び立(た)たれる飛(と)び立(た)たれない
Causative飛(と)び立(た)たせる飛(と)び立(た)たせない
Imperative飛(と)び立(た)て飛(と)び立(た)つな
1. to take off; to fly away; to take flight
A bird, insect, or aircraft lifts off from the ground or a perch and begins to fly.
鳥(とり)が飛(と)び立(た)った。
The bird took flight.
The swans all took off from the lake at once.
The plane ran down the runway and soon took off into the sky.
2. to set out; to depart; to embark on a journey
To leave a place with energy and purpose, especially to start a new venture or journey. A figurative extension of the flying meaning.
新(あたら)しい世界(せかい)へ飛(と)び立(た)つ。
To set out into a new world.
Young people graduating and setting out into society.
With dreams in my heart, I resolved to leave my hometown and set out on my own.

A compound verb from 飛(と)ぶ (to fly) + 立(た)つ (to stand/rise). The combination emphasizes the upward launching motion of taking flight.

Common collocations

Usage

Sense 1 is literal and used for birds and aircraft. Sense 2 is figurative and commonly appears in graduation speeches, motivational contexts, and stories about leaving home to pursue one's dreams.

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