絶える
taeru
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct
Example sentences
彼が死んでこの村で一番古い家系が絶えてしまった。
With his death, the oldest family in this village died out.
台風で本土との通信が絶えた。
All communication with the mainland was cut off by the typhoon.
息子のことで心配が絶えません。近頃はテレビゲームばかりしていて、勉強の方はさっぱりです。
I'm never free from worry about my son. Nowadays, he does nothing but play video games, and never studies at all.