絶える
たえる
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct- to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 絶えるたえる | 絶えますたえます |
| Negative | 絶えないたえない | 絶えませんたえません |
| Past | 絶えたたえた | 絶えましたたえました |
| Past negative | 絶えなかったたえなかった | 絶えませんでしたたえませんでした |
| Te-form | 絶えてたえて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 絶えられるたえられる |
| Passive | 絶えられるたえられる |
| Causative | 絶えさせるたえさせる |
| Volitional | 絶えようたえよう |
| Imperative | 絶えろたえろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 絶えればたえれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 絶えたらたえたら |
Example sentences
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He is a constant subject of scandal.
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She is dogged by misfortune.
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This custom became extinct a long time ago.
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A week later, she died.
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All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.
More examples (8)
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I am never free from worries about my child.
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There is a constant flow of traffic on this road.
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You have to go through many hardships.
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Butterflies of this species are now extinct.
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With his death, the oldest family in this village died out.
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Marriage, in peace, is this world's paradise; in strife, this life's purgatory.
彼は我々のほとんどが想像付かないほどのアメリカのための犠牲に絶えてきた。
He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine.
息子のことで心配が絶えません。近頃はテレビゲームばかりしていて、勉強の方はさっぱりです。
I'm never free from worry about my son. Nowadays, he does nothing but play video games, and never studies at all.