絶える
たえる
Meanings
- Ichidan verb, Intransitive to die out; to peter out; to become extinct
- to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off
Kanji
- 絶 cut off. Read as たえる.
Example sentences
- 我々は二十年間絶えず連絡を取り合ってきた。
We have kept in constant touch for twenty years. - 我が軍は絶えずゲリラの攻撃を受けた。
Our troops were constantly attacked by the guerrillas. - 鋭い舌は絶えず用いることによって、ますます鋭利になる片刃の道具である。
A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. - この通りは車の流れが絶えない。
There is a constant flow of traffic on this road. - 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.
Common phrases
Related forms
- 絶やす (たやす) to exterminate (transitive partner)
Words containing 絶える
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