VOCABULARY
絶える
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to die off
die out, cease, become extinct, be discontinued, run out (of patience, etc.)
verb
Practice exercises
1
夜は人通りが絶える。
At night, the foot traffic ceases.
Answer
絶える
2
この店は客が絶えません。
At this shop, the customers never cease.
Answer
絶え
3
地震の後、しばらく連絡が絶えた。
After the earthquake, contact was cut off for a while.
Answer
絶えた
4
環境破壊により、多くの生物が次々と絶えている。
Due to environmental destruction, many creatures are dying out one after another.
Answer
絶えて
5
伝統の技が絶えないよう、後継者の育成を急ぐ。
So that traditional skills do not die out, we hasten the training of successors.
Answer
絶え