Japanese

あいつぐ
Meaning: to follow in succession; to happen one after another
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 相次ぐ 相次がない
Polite 相次ぎます 相次ぎません
Past 相次いだ 相次がなかった
Polite + Past 相次ぎました 相次ぎませんでした
Te-form 相次いで 相次がなくて
Potential 相次げる 相次げない
Passive 相次がれる 相次がれない
Causative 相次がせる 相次がせない
Causative + Passive 相次がされる 相次がされない
Imperative 相次げ 相次ぐな

Handwriting

相
次
ぐ

Example sentences

Recently, burglaries have been occurring one after another in this area.
その工場では、製品の不良が相次いで見つかった。
At that factory, defects in the products were found one after another.
その村は相次ぐ災厄に見舞われた。
The village was struck by successive calamities.
その村では最近、怪事件が相次いでいる。
In that village, mysterious incidents have been occurring one after another recently.
大雨の影響で、崖からの落石が相次いでいる。
Due to the heavy rain, falling rocks from the cliff are occurring one after another.
政治家の不祥事が相次ぎ、綱紀紊乱を嘆く声が上がっている。
With a series of scandals involving politicians, voices lamenting the collapse of public discipline are rising.

Usage Notes

Describes events that happen repeatedly or in quick succession.

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