Verb + 続ける

つづける, tsuzukeru

JLPT N4 Neutral Chapter 43: Verb compounds, 3 of 7

Formation

Verb-masu-stem + 続ける

To continue doing or to keep doing an action.

When to use

ます stem + 続ける: keep doing (歩き続ける).

Explanation

The grammar point 続ける (tsuzukeru) is attached to the masu-stem form of verbs, and it indicates the ongoing continuity of an action. It can be translated as 'to continue doing' or 'to keep doing' in English.

Example sentences

Start, Continue, Finish (Start To / Keep / Finish / Do To The End)

Corpus examples (58)

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