Ichidan verb

絶えるたえる

taeru

to die out · N1

Also 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 · It can die out. 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.

N5 N tags give the JLPT level at which the game starts quizzing a form.

Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.

PLAIN

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present N5	絶えるたえる taeru
past N5 It died out.	絶えたたえた taeta
negative N5 It never dies out.	絶えないたえない taenai
te-form N5 It dies out and …	絶えてたえて taete
past negative N4 It didn't die out.	絶えなかったたえなかった taenakatta
volitional N4	絶えようたえよう taeyou
potential N3 It can die out.	絶えられるたえられる taerareru
cond. ば N3 If it dies out, ...	絶えればたえれば taereba
cond. たら N3	絶えたらたえたら taetara
passive N2 It dies out on me.	絶えられるたえられる taerareru
causative N2	絶えさせるたえさせる taesaseru
imperative N1	絶えろたえろ taero

POLITE

Form	Conjugation	Audio
present N5	絶えますたえます taemasu
past N5 It died out.	絶えましたたえました taemashita
negative N5 It never dies out.	絶えませんたえません taemasen
past negative N4 It didn't die out.	絶えませんでしたたえませんでした taemasendeshita
volitional N4	絶えましょうたえましょう taemashou

ASPECT

Form	Conjugation	Audio
ている N4 It has died out.	絶えているたえている taeteiru
ていた N4 It had died out.	絶えていたたえていた taeteita
ています N4 It has died out.	絶えていますたえています taeteimasu
ていました N4 It had died out.	絶えていましたたえていました taeteimashita