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途絶える (とだえる, todaeru) Japanese meaning: stop | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation 途絶える · ichidan verb
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 途と 絶だ える 途と 絶だ えない Polite 途と 絶だ えます 途と 絶だ えません Past polite 途と 絶だ えました 途と 絶だ えませんでした Past 途と 絶だ えた 途と 絶だ えなかった Te-form 途と 絶だ えて 途と 絶だ えないで Desire 途と 絶だ えたい 途と 絶だ えたくない Potential 途と 絶だ えられる also 途と 絶だ えれる 途と 絶だ えられない also 途と 絶だ えれない Passive 途と 絶だ えられる 途と 絶だ えられない Causative 途と 絶だ えさせる 途と 絶だ えさせない Causative passive 途と 絶だ えさせられる 途と 絶だ えさせられない Volitional 途と 絶だ えよう Polite volitional 途と 絶だ えましょう Imperative 途と 絶だ えろ 途と 絶だ えるな Conditional 途と 絶だ えれば 途と 絶だ えなければ Tara conditional 途と 絶だ えたら 途と 絶だ えなかったら
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電でん
話わ
が
突とつ
然ぜん
途と
絶だ
え
た
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The phone call suddenly cut off.
I walk along a nighttime street where the flow of people has ceased.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 途と 絶だ える for something ongoing (contact, supply, traffic) to be cut off
His contact with me suddenly stopped.
音おん 信しん が 途と 絶だ える to lose touch with someone entirely
It's been three years since we lost touch.
交こう 通つう が 途と 絶だ える for traffic or transportation to be cut off
Heavy snow cut off all traffic.
消しょう 息そく が 途と 絶だ える for someone's whereabouts or news of them to become unknown
His whereabouts remain unknown.
Kanji 絶 discontinue, sever, cut off Related words 途切れる and 途絶える both describe something continuous being cut off, but 途切れる is used more for temporary breaks (a phone signal, a line of people) while 途絶える suggests a more complete or lasting cessation.
絶える means something dies out or ends permanently (like a family line), while 途絶える focuses on an ongoing flow or connection being interrupted, often only temporarily.
中断する is a more deliberate or active interruption (someone stops a process), while 途絶える describes a spontaneous, often unintended cessation like lost contact or halted traffic.
止まる is a general word for something stopping (movement, machines, function), while 途絶える specifically refers to an ongoing connection or flow being cut off.
Opposites 続く means something continues without interruption, the direct opposite of 途絶える, which means that same thing suddenly stops or is cut off.
途絶える means to stop or cease abruptly, the opposite of 相次ぐ, which describes events continuing to occur one after another.
Written forms 途と 絶だ える Usage 81%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
とだえる Usage 15%
跡と 絶だ える Usage 4%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; may be encountered in older or literary texts.
Etymology Compound of 途 (way, path) and 絶える (to cease, die out). The kanji 途 suggests a path or route, giving the nuance of a connection or flow being cut off.
