Japanese reference
続ける
つづける
to continue (something); to keep doing
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 | つづける (tsuzukeru)continue (something) |
| Polite, masu | つづけます (tsuzukemasu)continue (something) |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | つづけない (tsuzukenai)do not continue (something) |
| Polite negative | つづけません (tsuzukemasen)do not continue (something) |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | つづけた (tsuzuketa)continued (something) |
| Polite past | つづけました (tsuzukemashita)continued (something) |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | つづけなかった (tsuzukenakatta)did not continue (something) |
| Polite past negative | つづけませんでした (tsuzukemasendeshita)did not continue (something) |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | つづけて (tsuzukete)continuing (something) (and then) |
| Polite te-form | つづけまして (tsuzukemashite)continuing (something) (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | つづけている (tsuzuketeiru)be continuing (something) |
| Polite te-iru | つづけています (tsuzuketeimasu)be continuing (something) |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | つづければ (tsuzukereba)if you continue (something) |
| Rare literary polite conditional | つづけますれば (tsuzukemasureba)if you continue (something) (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 | つづけたら (tsuzuketara)if you continue (something) |
| Polite conditional, tara | つづけましたら (tsuzukemashitara)if you continue (something) |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | つづけられる (tsuzukerareru)can continue (something) |
| Polite potential | つづけられます (tsuzukeraremasu)can continue (something) |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | つづけよう (tsuzukeyou)let's continue (something)! |
| Polite volitional | つづけましょう (tsuzukemashou)let's continue (something)! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | つづけたい (tsuzuketai)want to continue (something) |
| Polite desire, tai | つづけたいです (tsuzuketaidesu)want to continue (something) |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | つづけられる (tsuzukerareru)be affected when someone continues (something) |
| Polite passive | つづけられます (tsuzukeraremasu)be affected when someone continues (something) |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | つづけさせる (tsuzukesaseru)make or let someone continue (something) |
| Polite causative | つづけさせます (tsuzukesasemasu)make or let someone continue (something) |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | つづけさせられる (tsuzukesaserareru)be made to continue (something) |
| Polite causative-passive | つづけさせられます (tsuzukesaseraremasu)be made to continue (something) |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | つづけるな (tsuzukeruna)do not continue (something)! |
| Polite negative request | つづけないでください (tsuzukenaidekudasai)please do not continue (something) |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | つづけます (tsuzukemasu)continue (something) |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | つづけません (tsuzukemasen)do not continue (something) |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | つづけました (tsuzukemashita)continued (something) |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | つづけませんでした (tsuzukemasendeshita)did not continue (something) |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | つづけてください (tsuzuketekudasai)please continue (something) |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | つづけないでください (tsuzukenaidekudasai)please do not continue (something) |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | つづけましょう (tsuzukemashou)let's continue (something)! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | つづけてもいい (tsuzuketemoii)may continue (something) |
| Polite permission | つづけてもいいです (tsuzuketemoiidesu)may continue (something) |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | つづけてはいけない (tsuzuketehaikenai)must not continue (something) |
| Polite prohibition | つづけてはいけません (tsuzuketehaikemasen)must not continue (something) |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | つづけなさい (tsuzukenasai)continue (something) (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | つづけてみる (tsuzuketemiru)try to continue (something) |
| Polite try doing | つづけてみます (tsuzuketemimasu)try to continue (something) |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | つづけてしまう (tsuzuketeshimau)continue (something) completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | つづけてしまいます (tsuzuketeshimaimasu)continue (something) completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | つづけておく (tsuzuketeoku)continue (something) in advance |
| Polite preparation | つづけておきます (tsuzuketeokimasu)continue (something) in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | つづけたことがある (tsuzuketakotogaaru)have the experience of: continued (something) |
| Polite past experience | つづけたことがあります (tsuzuketakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: continued (something) |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | つづけると (tsuzukeruto)whenever you continue (something) |
| Polite automatic result | つづけますと (tsuzukemasuto)whenever you continue (something) |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | つづけるなら (tsuzukerunara)if you mean to continue (something) |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | つづけるだろう (tsuzukerudarou)probably continue (something) |
| Polite probability | つづけるでしょう (tsuzukerudeshou)probably continue (something) |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | つづけろ (tsuzukero)continue (something)! |
| Polite request | つづけてください (tsuzuketekudasai)please continue (something) |
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