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滅ほろびる (horobiru)

to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed

  • JLPT N1
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 3
  • #11834 most frequent

Meaning

滅びる (ほろびる, horobiru) is a JLPT N1 verb meaning “to be ruined, to go under, to perish, to be destroyed”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

その文明ぶんめいは何千なんぜん年ねんも前まえに滅ほろびてしまったの。

That civilization perished thousands of years ago.

剣けんを取とる者ものは皆みな剣けんで滅ほろびる。

All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

「子孫が絶え、家門が滅びる。」

'Our family lineages shall die and cease to exist.'

肉体にくたいは滅ほろびるが霊魂れいこんは不滅ふめつである。

A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.

Conjugation table

滅びる (ほろびる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary滅びる ほろびるhorobiru
Negative滅びない ほろびないhorobinai
Past滅びた ほろびたhorobita
Past negative滅びなかった ほろびなかったhorobinakatta
Polite (ます)滅びます ほろびますhorobimasu
Polite negative滅びません ほろびませんhorobimasen
Polite past滅びました ほろびましたhorobimashita
Polite past negative滅びませんでした ほろびませんでしたhorobimasendeshita
Te-form滅びて ほろびてhorobite
Conditional (ば)滅びれば ほろびればhorobireba
Conditional (たら)滅びたら ほろびたらhorobitara
Potential滅びられる ほろびられるhorobirareru
Passive滅びられる ほろびられるhorobirareru
Causative滅びさせる ほろびさせるhorobisaseru
Causative-passive滅びさせられる ほろびさせられるhorobisaserareru
Volitional滅びよう ほろびようhorobiyou
Volitional polite滅びましょう ほろびましょうhorobimashou
Imperative滅びろ ほろびろhorobiro
Desire (たい)滅びたい ほろびたいhorobitai

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