Japanese

ける

おもいつづける
Meaning: to keep thinking of; to continue to love
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

思
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け
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Example sentences

She has been thinking of her first love for over ten years.
彼は彼女のことを一途に思い続けている。
He continues to think of her single-mindedly.
故郷のことを夙夜夢寐、思い続けている。
I am thinking of my hometown all day and night, even in my dreams.

Usage Notes

Used to describe a continuous state of thinking or feeling about someone or something over a long period.

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