滅ぶ

Japanese

Kanji in this term
滅
ほろ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
亡ぶ

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほろぶ [hòróꜜbù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) ほろぶ [hòróbú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞ɾo̞bɯ̟]

• Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「滅ぶ」

Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形)	滅ぶ	ほろぶ	[hòróꜜbù]
Imperative (命令形)	滅べ	ほろべ	[hòróꜜbè]
Key constructions
Passive	滅ばれる	ほろばれる	[hòróbáréꜜrù]
Causative	滅ばせる	ほろばせる	[hòróbáséꜜrù]
Potential	-	-	-
Volitional	滅ぼう	ほろぼー	[hòróbóꜜò]
Negative	滅ばない	ほろばない	[hòróbáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective	滅ばなかった	ほろばなかった	[hòróbáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal	滅びます	ほろびます	[hòróbímáꜜsù]
Perfective	滅んだ	ほろんだ	[hòróꜜǹdà]
Conjunctive	滅んで	ほろんで	[hòróꜜǹdè]
Hypothetical conditional	滅べば	ほろべば	[hòróꜜbèbà]

Verb

滅(ほろ)ぶ • (horobu) godan (stem 滅(ほろ)び (horobi), past 滅(ほろ)んだ (horonda))

1. Alternative form of 滅びる (horobiru)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "滅ぶ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	滅ば	ほろば	horoba
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	滅び	ほろび	horobi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	滅ぶ	ほろぶ	horobu
Rentaikei ("attributive")	滅ぶ	ほろぶ	horobu
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	滅べ	ほろべ	horobe
Meireikei ("imperative")	滅べ	ほろべ	horobe
Key constructions
Passive	滅ばれる	ほろばれる	horobareru
Causative	滅ばせる 滅ばす	ほろばせる ほろばす	horobaseru horobasu
Potential	滅べる	ほろべる	horoberu
Volitional	滅ぼう	ほろぼう	horobō
Negative	滅ばない	ほろばない	horobanai
Negative continuative	滅ばず	ほろばず	horobazu
Formal	滅びます	ほろびます	horobimasu
Perfective	滅んだ	ほろんだ	horonda
Conjunctive	滅んで	ほろんで	horonde
Hypothetical conditional	滅べば	ほろべば	horobeba

Classical conjugation of "滅ぶ" (バ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	滅ば	ほろば	foroba
Continuative (連用形)	滅び	ほろび	forobi
Terminal (終止形)	滅ぶ	ほろぶ	forobu
Attributive (連体形)	滅ぶ	ほろぶ	forobu
Realis (已然形)	滅べ	ほろべ	forobe
Imperative (命令形)	滅べ	ほろべ	forobe
Key constructions
Negative	滅ばず	ほろばず	forobazu
Contrasting conjunction	滅べど	ほろべど	forobedo
Causal conjunction	滅べば	ほろべば	forobeba
Conditional conjunction	滅ばば	ほろばば	forobaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	滅びき	ほろびき	forobiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	滅びけり	ほろびけり	forobikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	滅びつ	ほろびつ	forobitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	滅びぬ	ほろびぬ	forobinu
Perfect-continuative tense	滅べり 滅びたり	ほろべり ほろびたり	foroberi forobitari
Volitional	滅ばむ	ほろばむ	forobamu

Verb

滅(ほろ)ぶ • (horobu) ^†nidan

1. Classical Japanese form of 滅びる (horobiru)

Conjugation

Classical conjugation of "滅ぶ" (バ行上二段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	滅び	ほろび	forobi
Continuative (連用形)	滅び	ほろび	forobi
Terminal (終止形)	滅ぶ	ほろぶ	forobu
Attributive (連体形)	滅ぶる	ほろぶる	foroburu
Realis (已然形)	滅ぶれ	ほろぶれ	forobure
Imperative (命令形)	滅びよ	ほろびよ	forobiyo
Key constructions
Negative	滅びず	ほろびず	forobizu
Contrasting conjunction	滅ぶれど	ほろぶれど	foroburedo
Causal conjunction	滅ぶれば	ほろぶれば	forobureba
Conditional conjunction	滅びば	ほろびば	forobiba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	滅びき	ほろびき	forobiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	滅びけり	ほろびけり	forobikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action)	滅びつ	ほろびつ	forobitu
Perfect tense (natural event)	滅びぬ	ほろびぬ	forobinu
Perfect-continuative tense	滅びたり	ほろびたり	forobitari
Volitional	滅びむ	ほろびむ	forobimu