飛ばす

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 飛ばす (とばす) is a transitive verb meaning to make something fly or to skip part of an ordered sequence.
• Basic usage: Context distinguishes sending an object through the air from omitting a passage or step.
  • 子どもたちは広場で紙飛行機を飛ばした。 — The children flew paper airplanes in the square.
  • 難しい段落を飛ばさず順番に読んだ。 — I read the difficult paragraph in order without skipping it.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Fly and make fly
  • 飛ぶ is intransitive for something flying or skipping, while 飛ばす takes an object. The connective negative 飛ばさず means without skipping.