断絶

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See also: 断绝 and 斷絕

Japanese

Kanji in this term
断 絶
だん
Grade: 5 		ぜつ
Grade: 5
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
斷絕 (kyūjitai)

Noun

断(だん)絶(ぜつ) • (danzetsu) 

  1. extinction
  2. severance; disconnection
  3. termination; discontinuity

Pronunciation

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Verb

断(だん)絶(ぜつ)する • (danzetsu suru) suru (stem 断(だん)絶(ぜつ)し (danzetsu shi), past 断(だん)絶(ぜつ)した (danzetsu shita))

  1. to go extinct; to die out
  2. to break off; to disconnect
  3. to terminate; to discontinue

Conjugation

Conjugation of "断絶する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 断絶し だんぜつし danzetsu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 断絶し だんぜつし danzetsu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 断絶する だんぜつする danzetsu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 断絶する だんぜつする danzetsu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 断絶すれ だんぜつすれ danzetsu sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 断絶せよ¹
断絶しろ² 		だんぜつせよ¹
だんぜつしろ² 		danzetsu seyo¹
danzetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 断絶される だんぜつされる danzetsu sareru
Causative 断絶させる
断絶さす 		だんぜつさせる
だんぜつさす 		danzetsu saseru
danzetsu sasu
Potential 断絶できる だんぜつできる danzetsu dekiru
Volitional 断絶しよう だんぜつしよう danzetsu shiyō
Negative 断絶しない だんぜつしない danzetsu shinai
Negative continuative 断絶せず だんぜつせず danzetsu sezu
Formal 断絶します だんぜつします danzetsu shimasu
Perfective 断絶した だんぜつした danzetsu shita
Conjunctive 断絶して だんぜつして danzetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional 断絶すれば だんぜつすれば danzetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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