飛ぶ

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 飛ぶ, read とぶ, is a verb for moving through the air by flying or jumping.
• Basic usage: It applies both to a bird's flight and to jumping over a ditch.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Direction and crossing
  • In the example, 森の向こうへ marks the direction of flight.
  • In 小さな溝を飛んだ, を marks the place crossed by jumping.
• Inflection
  • The te-form is 飛んで.
  • The past form is 飛んだ.