Japanese

ける

もちつづける
Meaning: to keep on holding; to continue to have
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

持
ち
続
け
る

Example sentences

It is important to keep holding onto hope until the very end.
引退後も老驥伏櫪の志を持ち続ける名医だった
Even after retirement, he was a renowned doctor who maintained his high aspirations like an old warhorse.

Usage Notes

A compound verb combining '持つの' (to hold) and '続ける' (to continue). Used for both physical objects and abstract concepts like dreams or feelings.

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