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Meaning of 飛ぶように売れる(とぶようにうれる) in Japanese

Japanese word definition and usage

飛ぶように売れる
Kana Reading
とぶようにうれる
Romaji
tobuyōniureru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Ichidan verb
    Meaning
    to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves

Example Sentences

飛ぶように売れる, とぶようにうれる used in context

  • 今日(きょう)の切符(きっぷ)は飛ぶように売れた(とぶようにうれる)。

    Tickets for today's game sold like hot cakes.

  • コンピューターが飛ぶように売れています(とぶようにうれる)。

    Computers are really selling like hotcakes.

  • この本(もと)飛ぶように売れている(とぶようにうれる)。

    This book is selling like hotcakes.

  • この製品(せいひん)は飛ぶように売れています(とぶようにうれる)。

    These products are selling like hot cakes.

Verb Conjugations

Common conjugated forms

Non-Past

Plain
飛ぶように売れる
Plain Polite
飛ぶように売れます
Negative
飛ぶように売れない
Negative Polite
飛ぶように売れません

Past

Plain
飛ぶように売れた
Plain Polite
飛ぶように売れました
Negative
飛ぶように売れなかった
Negative Polite
飛ぶように売れませんでした

Te

Plain
飛ぶように売れて
Plain Polite
飛ぶように売れまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
飛ぶように売れられる
Plain Polite
飛ぶように売れられます
Negative
飛ぶように売れられない
Negative Polite
飛ぶように売れられません

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Related Kanji

Kanji found in this word

飛 JLPT 3

fly, skip (pages), scatter

On: ヒ

Kun: と.ぶ, と.ばす, -と.ばす

9 strokes

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売 JLPT 4

sell

On: バイ

Kun: う.る, う.れる

7 strokes

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