滅ぼす
ほろぼす
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 滅ぼすほろぼす | 滅ぼしますほろぼします |
| Negative | 滅ぼさないほろぼさない | 滅ぼしませんほろぼしません |
| Past | 滅ぼしたほろぼした | 滅ぼしましたほろぼしました |
| Past negative | 滅ぼさなかったほろぼさなかった | 滅ぼしませんでしたほろぼしませんでした |
| Te-form | 滅ぼしてほろぼして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 滅ぼせるほろぼせる |
| Passive | 滅ぼされるほろぼされる |
| Causative | 滅ぼさせるほろぼさせる |
| Volitional | 滅ぼそうほろぼそう |
| Imperative | 滅ぼせほろぼせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 滅ぼせばほろぼせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 滅ぼしたらほろぼしたら |
Example sentences
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Curiosity killed the cat.
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Drinking was his ruin.
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Gambling brought about his ruin.
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Tom was ruined by his gambling addiction.
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We think nuclear weapons will destroy our earth.
More examples (7)
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His actions damned him.
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Many animals have been destroyed by men.
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Give a thief enough rope and he'll hang himself.
人民の、人民による、人民のための政治をこの世から滅ぼしてはならない。
Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
人間はあまりにも野心的になりすぎると、自分を滅ぼしてしまうことになる。
Man may well, in his attempt to be too ambitious, destroy himself.
意志の弱い人は身を滅ぼしやすい。だが、意志の強い人は失敗を成功にかえる。
The weak-willed are prone to go to the dogs; the strong-willed turn failure into success.
人に過剰なまでの対抗心を燃やすのは、結局自分の身を滅ぼすことに繋がります。
If you're constantly trying to one-up others, you'll only end up harming yourself.