Ichidan verb
絶えるたえる
taeruAlso read たえる: 耐える (endure). All 2 words
絶える (たえる, taeru) — to die out — is an ichidan verb: 絶えて (te-form), 絶えた (past), 絶えない (negative), 絶えます (polite).
It also means to peter out; to become extinct.
How 絶える conjugates · ichidan verb
Drop the る, then add the ending.
Nothing else moves: every ending attaches straight to the stem 絶え. That is what makes ichidan the easy class.
絶える
dropsstem + ending
絶えない絶えないnegative · It never dies out.
絶えます絶えますpolite present
絶えて絶えてte-form · It dies out and …
絶えた絶えたpast · It died out.
絶えられる絶えられるpotential
絶えれば絶えればif · If it dies out, ...
絶えよう絶えようvolitional
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 | 絶える たえる taeru | |
| past It died out. | 絶えた たえた taeta | |
| negative It never dies out. | 絶えない たえない taenai | |
| te-form It dies out and … | 絶えて たえて taete | |
| past negative It didn't die out. | 絶えなかった たえなかった taenakatta | |
| volitional | 絶えよう たえよう taeyou | |
| potential | 絶えられる たえられる taerareru | |
| cond. ば If it dies out, ... | 絶えれば たえれば taereba | |
| cond. たら | 絶えたら たえたら taetara | |
| passive | 絶えられる たえられる taerareru | |
| causative | 絶えさせる たえさせる taesaseru | |
| imperative | 絶えろ たえろ taero |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 絶えます たえます taemasu | |
| past It died out. | 絶えました たえました taemashita | |
| negative It never dies out. | 絶えません たえません taemasen | |
| past negative It didn't die out. | 絶えませんでした たえませんでした taemasendeshita | |
| volitional | 絶えましょう たえましょう taemashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている It has died out. | 絶えている たえている taeteiru | |
| ていた It had died out. | 絶えていた たえていた taeteita | |
| ています It has died out. | 絶えています たえています taeteimasu | |
| ていました It had died out. | 絶えていました たえていました taeteimashita |