絶滅する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 絶滅する | 絶滅しない |
| Polite | 絶滅します | 絶滅しません |
| Past polite | 絶滅しました | 絶滅しませんでした |
| Past | 絶滅した | 絶滅しなかった |
| Te-form | 絶滅して | 絶滅しないで |
| Desire | 絶滅したい | 絶滅したくない |
| Potential | 絶滅できる | 絶滅できない |
| Passive | 絶滅される | 絶滅されない |
| Causative | 絶滅させる | 絶滅させない |
| Causative passive | 絶滅させられる | 絶滅させられない |
| Volitional | 絶滅しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 絶滅しましょう | |
| Imperative | 絶滅しろ | 絶滅するな |
| Conditional | 絶滅すれば | 絶滅しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 絶滅したら | 絶滅しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Used for species, languages, or natural phenomena disappearing completely. Often appears in environmental or biological contexts.
At this rate, that bird will go extinct.
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
eradication; stamping out; wiping out
Focuses on deliberate human action to eliminate something harmful, such as pests, diseases, or social evils. Often used with する in a transitive sense.
政府はその病気の絶滅を目指している。
The government is aiming for the eradication of the disease.
This species of turtle has already gone extinct.
The doctors succeeded in eradicating that infectious disease.
This panda is in danger of extinction.
Human activity has driven many wild animals to extinction.
絶滅する is the technical term for species extinction, while 滅びる is broader and can describe the fall of nations, cultures, or civilizations.
絶滅 refers specifically to the biological extinction of a species, while 断絶 is broader and can describe the dying-out of a lineage, tradition, or continuous state.
絶滅 is used specifically for the extinction of a species or biological group, whereas 滅亡 also covers the downfall of civilizations, nations, or organizations.
絶滅 is the standard term for biological extinction of species, whereas 廃絶 is used more for traditions, practices, or systems dying out or being eliminated.
絶滅する is a formal, biological term specifically for a species becoming extinct, while 絶える can describe the same idea more broadly or poetically for any living thing or lineage.
endangered; threatened (species)
endangerment; risk of extinction