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 · Let's perish.
No sound changes and no vowel rows. The catch is telling ichidan from godan: plenty of godan verbs end in る too.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 滅びる ほろびる horobiru | |
| past N5 It fell to ruin. | 滅びた ほろびた horobita | |
| negative N5 It doesn't perish. | 滅びない ほろびない horobinai | |
| te-form N5 It perishes and … | 滅びて ほろびて horobite | |
| past negative N4 It didn't perish. | 滅びなかった ほろびなかった horobinakatta | |
| volitional N4 Let's perish. | 滅びよう ほろびよう horobiyou | |
| potential N3 | 滅びられる ほろびられる horobirareru | |
| cond. ば N3 If it perishes, ... | 滅びれば ほろびれば horobireba | |
| cond. たら N3 When it perishes, ... | 滅びたら ほろびたら horobitara | |
| passive N2 | 滅びられる ほろびられる horobirareru | |
| causative N2 I let it perish. | 滅びさせる ほろびさせる horobisaseru | |
| imperative N1 Perish! | 滅びろ ほろびろ horobiro |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present N5 | 滅びます ほろびます horobimasu | |
| past N5 It fell to ruin. | 滅びました ほろびました horobimashita | |
| negative N5 It doesn't perish. | 滅びません ほろびません horobimasen | |
| past negative N4 It didn't perish. | 滅びませんでした ほろびませんでした horobimasendeshita | |
| volitional N4 Let's perish. | 滅びましょう ほろびましょう horobimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている N4 It's perishing. | 滅びている ほろびている horobiteiru | |
| ていた N4 It was perishing. | 滅びていた ほろびていた horobiteita | |
| ています N4 It's perishing. | 滅びています ほろびています horobiteimasu | |
| ていました N4 It was perishing. | 滅びていました ほろびていました horobiteimashita |