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Japanese

ける

つづける
Meaning: to continue, to keep doing, to go on
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Verb inflections
Form Affirmative Negative
Present 続ける 続けない
Polite 続けます 続けません
Past 続けた 続けなかった
Polite + Past 続けました 続けませんでした
Te-form 続けて 続けなくて
Potential 続けられる 続けられない
Passive 続けられる 続けられない
Causative 続けさせる 続けさせない
Imperative 続けろ 続けるな

Example sentences

毎日運動を続ける
I continue exercising every day.
失敗したとしても、諦めずに続けよう。
Even if you fail, let's keep going without giving up.
二人は無言で歩き続けた。
The two continued walking in silence.
彼女は勝ちたい一心で練習を続けた。
She continued to practice with the single-minded desire to win.
警察は犯人の所在を突き止めるために捜査を続けている。
The police are continuing their investigation to determine the criminal's whereabouts.

Usage Notes

Transitive verb meaning to continue an action or state. Often used in the pattern 'Verb-て + 続ける' to express continuing to do something. Distinguished from 続く which is intransitive (to continue on its own).

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