Japanese

ける

ふえつづける
Meaning: to continue to increase; to keep growing
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

増
え
続
け
る

Example sentences

The world's population continues to increase.
世界の人口は増え続けている。
The world's population continues to increase.
日本語学習者の数は、年々増え続けている。
The number of Japanese language learners is increasing year by year.

Usage Notes

A compound verb combining 'fueru' (to increase) and 'tsuzukeru' (to continue).

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