JLPT N1 · Verb

断える (taeru)

断える (たえる, taeru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to die out; to peter out”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たえる
Romaji: taeru
Word class: Ichidan verb (る-verb)
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct · ichidan verb, intransitive
to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off · ichidan verb, intransitive

Example sentences

いまはもうこの種のちょうは絶えてしまっている。

Butterflies of this species are now extinct.

Tatoeba #228530

この習慣は絶えて久しい。

This custom became extinct a long time ago.

Tatoeba #221251

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 断える

Ichidan verb (る-verb). Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	断える	たえる taeru
Polite (~masu)	断えます	たえます taemasu
Negative	断えない	たえない taenai
Polite negative	断えません	たえません taemasen
Past	断えた	たえた taeta
Polite past	断えました	たえました taemashita
Negative past	断えなかった	たえなかった taenakatta
Te-form	断えて	たえて taete
Potential	断えられる	たえられる taerareru
Passive	断えられる	たえられる taerareru
Causative	断えさせる	たえさせる taesaseru
Volitional	断えよう	たえよう taeyou
Imperative	断えろ	たえろ taero
Conditional (~ba)	断えれば	たえれば taereba

Kanji in 断える

断

severance, decline, refuseダン・た.つ・ことわ.る · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 断える.

横断おうだんcrossing (a road, river, etc.)断ることわるto refuse判断はんだんjudgment断つたつto sever診断しんだんdiagnosis断水だんすいsuspension of water supply断定だんていconclusion油断ゆだんnegligence決断けつだんdecision断言だんげんassertion断然だんぜんfirmly断面だんめんsection中断ちゅうだんinterruption無断むだんabsence of permission

Source: JMdict entry 1386710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.