絶える、断える
たえる
taeru
JMdict entry #1386710
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb to die out; to peter out; to become extinct
- Ichidan verbintransitive verb to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued; to be cut off
Kanji in this word
Example sentences
彼が死んでこの村で一番古い家系が絶えてしまった。
kare ga shin de kono mura de ichiban furui kakei ga tae te shimaxtsu ta 。
With his death, the oldest family in this village died out.
大雪で交通が途絶えた。
ooyuki de koutsuu ga todae ta 。
The traffic was interrupted by the heavy snow.
台風で本土との通信が絶えた。
taifuu de hondo to no tsuushin ga tae ta 。
All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.
息子のことで心配が絶えません。近頃はテレビゲームばかりしていて、勉強の方はさっぱりです。
musuko no koto de shinpai ga tae mase n 。 chikagoro ha terebi geemu bakari shi te i te 、 benkyou no hou ha sappari desu 。
I'm never free from worry about my son. Nowadays, he does nothing but play video games, and never studies at all.
鯨が今世紀の終わりに死に絶える可能性は五分五分である。
kujira ga kon seiki no owari ni shinitaeru kanou sei ha go fun go fun de aru 。
As likely as not, whales will be extinct by the end of this century.
その飛行機からの通信が突然とだえた。
sono hikou ki kara no tsuushin ga totsuzen todae ta 。
All communication with that airplane was suddenly cut off.