to go to ruin, to go under, to fall, to be destroyed, to die out, to become extinct, to perish
| Present tense | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Plain | 滅びる |
| Polite | 滅びます |
| Negative | 滅びない |
| Polite negative | 滅びません |
| Past tense | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Plain | 滅びた |
| Polite | 滅びました |
| Negative | 滅びなかった |
| Polite negative | 滅びませんでした |
| Form | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Te-form | 滅びて |
| Te + iru (ongoing) | 滅びている |
| Te + aru (resultant) | 滅びてある |
| Te + oku (preparation) | 滅びておく |
| Te + shimau (completely) | 滅びてしまう |
| Potential (can do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 滅びられる |
| Negative | 滅びられない |
| Past | 滅びられた |
| Past negative | 滅びられなかった |
| Volitional (let's do / will do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Plain | 滅びよう |
| Polite | 滅びましょう |
| Imperative (command) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 滅びろ |
| Negative | 滅びるな |
| Conditional (if / when) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 滅びれば |
| Negative | 滅びなければ |
| Causative (make / let someone do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 滅びさせる |
| Negative | 滅びさせない |
| Past | 滅びさせた |
| Past negative | 滅びさせなかった |
| Passive (be done by someone) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 滅びられる |
| Negative | 滅びられない |
| Past | 滅びられた |
| Past negative | 滅びられなかった |
| Causative-passive (be made to do) | Japanese |
|---|---|
| Affirmative | 滅びさせられる |
| Negative | 滅びさせられない |
この街はもう滅びるしかない
This town is doomed to perish
この会社はもう滅びるだろう
This company will probably go under