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続く
つづく
to continue (by itself); to go on
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | つづく (tsuzuku)continue |
| Polite, masu | つづきます (tsuzukimasu)continue |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | つづかない (tsuzukanai)do not continue |
| Polite negative | つづきません (tsuzukimasen)do not continue |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | つづいた (tsuzuita)continued |
| Polite past | つづきました (tsuzukimashita)continued |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | つづかなかった (tsuzukanakatta)did not continue |
| Polite past negative | つづきませんでした (tsuzukimasendeshita)did not continue |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | つづいて (tsuzuite)continuing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | つづきまして (tsuzukimashite)continuing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | つづいている (tsuzuiteiru)be continuing |
| Polite te-iru | つづいています (tsuzuiteimasu)be continuing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | つづけば (tsuzukeba)if you continue |
| Rare literary polite conditional | つづきますれば (tsuzukimasureba)if you continue (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | つづいたら (tsuzuitara)if you continue |
| Polite conditional, tara | つづきましたら (tsuzukimashitara)if you continue |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | つづける (tsuzukeru)can continue |
| Polite potential | つづけます (tsuzukemasu)can continue |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | つづこう (tsuzukou)let's continue! |
| Polite volitional | つづきましょう (tsuzukimashou)let's continue! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | つづきたい (tsuzukitai)want to continue |
| Polite desire, tai | つづきたいです (tsuzukitaidesu)want to continue |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | つづかれる (tsuzukareru)be affected when someone continues |
| Polite passive | つづかれます (tsuzukaremasu)be affected when someone continues |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | つづかせる (tsuzukaseru)make or let someone continue |
| Polite causative | つづかせます (tsuzukasemasu)make or let someone continue |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | つづかせられる (tsuzukaserareru)be made to continue |
| Polite causative-passive | つづかせられます (tsuzukaseraremasu)be made to continue |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | つづくな (tsuzukuna)do not continue! |
| Polite negative request | つづかないでください (tsuzukanaidekudasai)please do not continue |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | つづきます (tsuzukimasu)continue |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | つづきません (tsuzukimasen)do not continue |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | つづきました (tsuzukimashita)continued |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | つづきませんでした (tsuzukimasendeshita)did not continue |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | つづいてください (tsuzuitekudasai)please continue |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | つづかないでください (tsuzukanaidekudasai)please do not continue |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | つづきましょう (tsuzukimashou)let's continue! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | つづいてもいい (tsuzuitemoii)may continue |
| Polite permission | つづいてもいいです (tsuzuitemoiidesu)may continue |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | つづいてはいけない (tsuzuitehaikenai)must not continue |
| Polite prohibition | つづいてはいけません (tsuzuitehaikemasen)must not continue |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | つづきなさい (tsuzukinasai)continue (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | つづいてみる (tsuzuitemiru)try to continue |
| Polite try doing | つづいてみます (tsuzuitemimasu)try to continue |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | つづいてしまう (tsuzuiteshimau)continue completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | つづいてしまいます (tsuzuiteshimaimasu)continue completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | つづいておく (tsuzuiteoku)continue in advance |
| Polite preparation | つづいておきます (tsuzuiteokimasu)continue in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | つづいたことがある (tsuzuitakotogaaru)have the experience of: continued |
| Polite past experience | つづいたことがあります (tsuzuitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: continued |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | つづくと (tsuzukuto)whenever you continue |
| Polite automatic result | つづきますと (tsuzukimasuto)whenever you continue |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | つづくなら (tsuzukunara)if you mean to continue |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | つづくだろう (tsuzukudarou)probably continue |
| Polite probability | つづくでしょう (tsuzukudeshou)probably continue |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | つづけ (tsuzuke)continue! |
| Polite request | つづいてください (tsuzuitekudasai)please continue |
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