Japanese

ひきつぐ
Meaning: to take over; to hand over; to inherit
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 引き継ぐ 引き継がない
Polite 引き継ぎます 引き継ぎません
Past 引き継いだ 引き継がなかった
Polite + Past 引き継ぎました 引き継ぎませんでした
Te-form 引き継いで 引き継がなくて
Potential 引き継げる 引き継げない
Passive 引き継がれる 引き継がれない
Causative 引き継がせる 引き継がせない
Causative + Passive 引き継がされる 引き継がされない
Imperative 引き継げ 引き継ぐな

Handwriting

引
き
継
ぐ

Example sentences

I formally took over the duties from my predecessor.
彼は父親から多額の遺産を引き継いだ。
He inherited a large fortune from his father.
前任者から引き継いだ資料を整理するのに時間がかかっている。
It is taking time to organize the materials handed over from my predecessor.

Usage Notes

Used when transferring work, responsibilities, or positions from one person to another.

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