- 1. [v5b, vi] to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct; to perish
Conjugation — Verb (godan-bu)
| Dictionary form | ほろぶ | (horobu) |
| Polite | ほろびます | (horobimasu) |
| Past, plain | ほろんだ | (horonda) |
| Past, polite | ほろびました | (horobimashita) |
| Negative, plain | ほろばない | (horobanai) |
| Negative, polite | ほろびません | (horobimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | ほろばなかった | (horobanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | ほろびませんでした | (horobimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | ほろんで | (horonde) |
| Potential | ほろべる | (horoberu) |
| Volitional | ほろぼう | (horobou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | ほろべば | (horobeba) |
| Passive | ほろばれる | (horobareru) |
| Causative | ほろばせる | (horobaseru) |
| Imperative | ほろべ | (horobe) |
Kanji in this word
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滅
destroy, ruin, overthrow, perishOn: メツ (metsu)Kun: ほろ.びる (horo.biru)、 ほろ.ぶ (horo.bu)、 ほろ.ぼす (horo.bosu)
Example Sentences
肉体は滅んでいく。
The flesh is mortal.