Japanese

かたりつぐ
Meaning: to pass down (a story), to hand down by word of mouth
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 語り継ぐ 語り継がない
Polite 語り継ぎます 語り継ぎません
Past 語り継いだ 語り継がなかった
Polite + Past 語り継ぎました 語り継ぎませんでした
Te-form 語り継いで 語り継がなくて
Potential 語り継げる 語り継げない
Passive 語り継がれる 語り継がれない
Causative 語り継がせる 語り継がせない
Causative + Passive 語り継がされる 語り継がされない
Imperative 語り継げ 語り継ぐな

Handwriting

語
り
継
ぐ

Example sentences

It is our mission to pass down the tragedy of war to future generations.
この伝統は子々孫々まで語り継がれるだろう。
This tradition will probably be handed down from generation to generation.
これは千古不磨の名作として語り継がれるだろう。
This will likely be passed down as an immortal masterpiece.

Usage Notes

Used for transmitting stories, traditions, or experiences from one generation to the next.

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