Ichidan verb
滅びるほろびる
horobiru滅びる (ほろびる, horobiru) — to go to ruin — is an ichidan verb: 滅びて (te-form), 滅びた (past), 滅びない (negative), 滅びます (polite).
It also means to go under; to fall.
How 滅びる conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 滅び. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
滅びる
dropsstem + ending
滅びない滅びないnegative · It doesn't perish.
滅びます滅びますpolite present
滅びて滅びてte-form · It perishes and …
滅びた滅びたpast · It fell to ruin.
滅びられる滅びられるpotential
滅びれば滅びればif · If it perishes, ...
滅びよう滅びようvolitional · It would perish.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 滅びる ほろびる horobiru | |
| past It fell to ruin. | 滅びた ほろびた horobita | |
| negative It doesn't perish. | 滅びない ほろびない horobinai | |
| te-form It perishes and … | 滅びて ほろびて horobite | |
| past negative It didn't perish. | 滅びなかった ほろびなかった horobinakatta | |
| volitional It would perish. | 滅びよう ほろびよう horobiyou | |
| potential | 滅びられる ほろびられる horobirareru | |
| cond. ば If it perishes, ... | 滅びれば ほろびれば horobireba | |
| cond. たら When it perishes, ... | 滅びたら ほろびたら horobitara | |
| passive | 滅びられる ほろびられる horobirareru | |
| causative I let it perish. | 滅びさせる ほろびさせる horobisaseru | |
| imperative Perish! | 滅びろ ほろびろ horobiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 滅びます ほろびます horobimasu | |
| past It fell to ruin. | 滅びました ほろびました horobimashita | |
| negative It doesn't perish. | 滅びません ほろびません horobimasen | |
| past negative It didn't perish. | 滅びませんでした ほろびませんでした horobimasendeshita | |
| volitional It would perish. | 滅びましょう ほろびましょう horobimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている It's perishing. | 滅びている ほろびている horobiteiru | |
| ていた It was perishing. | 滅びていた ほろびていた horobiteita | |
| ています It's perishing. | 滅びています ほろびています horobiteimasu | |
| ていました It was perishing. | 滅びていました ほろびていました horobiteimashita |