Japanese

がる

つながる
Meaning: to be connected; to lead to
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 繋がる 繋がらない
Polite 繋がります 繋がりません
Past 繋がった 繋がらなかった
Polite + Past 繋がりました 繋がりませんでした
Te-form 繋がって 繋がらなくて
Potential 繋がれる 繋がれない
Passive 繋がられる 繋がられない
Causative 繋がらせる 繋がらせない
Causative + Passive 繋がらされる 繋がらされない
Imperative 繋がれ 繋がるな

Handwriting

繋
が
る

Example sentences

The accumulation of small efforts leads to great success.
猛獣が太い鎖に繋がれている。
A fierce beast is tied with a thick chain.
「不運な出来事も塞翁失馬というように、後で幸運に繋がるかもしれない。」
As they say, 'a loss may be a gain,' a stroke of bad luck might lead to good fortune later.
「禍福倚伏と言うように、今の苦しみもいつか幸せに繋がっている。」
As the saying 'Kafuku Ifuku' goes, current suffering is also connected to future happiness.

Usage Notes

Can describe physical connections, logical relationships, or phone/internet connections.

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