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滅ぼす

to ruin

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Conjugation of 滅ぼす

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: destroy
私/俺
Present informal tense
滅ぼす
horobosu
I ruin
Present informal negative tense
滅ぼさない
horobosanai
I don't ruin
Present formal tense
滅ぼします
horoboshimasu
I ruin
Present formal negative tense
滅ぼしません
horoboshimasen
I do not ruin
私/俺
Past informal tense
滅ぼした
horoboshita
I ruined
Past informal negative tense
滅ぼさなかった
horobosanakatta
I didn't ruin
Past formal tense
滅ぼしました
horoboshimashita
I ruin
Past formal negative tense
滅ぼしませんでした
horoboshimasen deshita
I did not ruin
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
滅ぼせ
horobose
ruin
Imperative negative mood
滅ぼすな
horobosu na
don't ruin
Imperative formal mood
滅ぼしてください
horoboshite kudasai
please ruin
Imperative formal negative mood
滅ぼさないでください
horobosanai dekudasai
please do not ruin
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
滅ぼして
horoboshite
ruin
Passive stem
滅ぼされる
horobosareru
ruined
Hypothetical tense
滅ぼせ
horobose
if I ruined
Hypothetical conditional stem
滅ぼせば
horoboseba
ruined
私/俺
Volitional stem
滅ぼそう
horobosō
will ruin
Potential stem
滅ぼせる
horoboseru
ruined
Continuative stem
滅ぼし
horoboshi
ruining
Causative stem
滅ぼさせる
horobosaseru
allow to ruin
私/俺
Imperfective stem
滅ぼさ
horobosa
ruin

Examples of 滅ぼす

滅ぼした

And my miracle? CLU saw the ISO's as an imperfection.

いや"滅ぼした"だ

No, not killed.

超新星がロミュラス星を 滅ぼした

The supernova destroyed Romulus.