滅びる
ほろびる
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 滅びるほろびる | 滅びますほろびます |
| Negative | 滅びないほろびない | 滅びませんほろびません |
| Past | 滅びたほろびた | 滅びましたほろびました |
| Past negative | 滅びなかったほろびなかった | 滅びませんでしたほろびませんでした |
| Te-form | 滅びてほろびて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 滅びられるほろびられる |
| Passive | 滅びられるほろびられる |
| Causative | 滅びさせるほろびさせる |
| Volitional | 滅びようほろびよう |
| Imperative | 滅びろほろびろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 滅びればほろびれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 滅びたらほろびたら |
Example sentences
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All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.
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A man's body dies, but his soul is immortal.
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For the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction.
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As things are, not one person will be spared from eternal destruction.
それは御子を信じるものが、一人として滅びることなく、永遠の命を持つためである。
That whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.