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絶える[たえる] (taeru)

to die out, to peter out, to become extinct

  • JLPT N1
  • Ichidan verb
  • Pitch 2
  • #8917 most frequent

Meaning

絶える (たえる, taeru) is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word meaning “to die out, to peter out, to become extinct”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 10

その種しゅが絶たえた原因げんいんは不明ふめいだ

The reason that the species became extinct is uncertain.

彼かれには悪評あくひょうが絶たえない。

He is a constant subject of scandal.

彼女かのじょには不幸ふこうが絶たえない。

She is dogged by misfortune.

この習慣しゅうかんは絶たえて久ひさしい。

This custom became extinct a long time ago.

Conjugation table

絶える (たえる) is an ichidan verb (ru-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary絶える たえるtaeru
Negative絶えない たえないtaenai
Past絶えた たえたtaeta
Past negative絶えなかった たえなかったtaenakatta
Polite (ます)絶えます たえますtaemasu
Polite negative絶えません たえませんtaemasen
Polite past絶えました たえましたtaemashita
Polite past negative絶えませんでした たえませんでしたtaemasendeshita
Te-form絶えて たえてtaete
Conditional (ば)絶えれば たえればtaereba
Conditional (たら)絶えたら たえたらtaetara
Potential絶えられる たえられるtaerareru
Passive絶えられる たえられるtaerareru
Causative絶えさせる たえさせるtaesaseru
Causative-passive絶えさせられる たえさせられるtaesaserareru
Volitional絶えよう たえようtaeyou
Volitional polite絶えましょう たえましょうtaemashou
Imperative絶えろ たえろtaero
Desire (たい)絶えたい たえたいtaetai

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