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とびたつ
godan verb, intransitive
to take off; to fly away; to set out
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()たない
Present polite()()ちます()()ちません
Past()()った()()たなかった
Past polite()()ちました()()ちませんでした
て form()()って()()たなくて
ている present()()っている()()っていない
ている polite()()っています()()っていません
ている past()()っていた()()っていなかった
ている past polite()()っていました()()っていませんでした
Conditional ば()()てば()()たなければ
Conditional たら()()ったら()()たなかったら
Volitional()()とう
Volitional polite()()ちましょう
Potential()()てる()()てない
Passive()()たれる()()たれない
Causative()()たせる()()たせない
Imperative()()()()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.
(とり)()()った。
The bird took flight.
白鳥(はくちょう)(みずうみ)から一斉(いっせい)()()った。
The swans all took off from the lake at once.
飛行機(ひこうき)滑走路(かっそうろ)(はし)り、やがて(そら)()()った。
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.
(あたら)しい世界(せかい)()()つ。
To set out into a new world.
卒業(そつぎょう)して社会(しゃかい)()()若者(わかもの)たち。
Young people graduating and setting out into society.
(ゆめ)(むね)に、故郷(ふるさと)から()()決心(けっしん)をした。
With dreams in my heart, I resolved to leave my hometown and set out on my own.

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • (そら)()()つ — to take off into the sky
  • 世界(せかい)()()つ — to set out into the world
  • 一斉(いっせい)()()つ — to take flight all at once

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.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ()ぶ — to fly (general; ()()つ emphasizes the moment of departure)
  • 旅立(たびだ)つ — to depart on a journey (focuses on the journey itself, not the flying image)
  • 離陸(りりく)する — to take off (technical/aviation term)