引き継ぐ
ひきつぐ
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition)
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-gu), Transitive
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to carry on (a tradition); to continue- to hand over
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 引き継ぐひきつぐ | 引き継ぎますひきつぎます |
| Negative | 引き継がないひきつがない | 引き継ぎませんひきつぎません |
| Past | 引き継いだひきついだ | 引き継ぎましたひきつぎました |
| Past negative | 引き継がなかったひきつがなかった | 引き継ぎませんでしたひきつぎませんでした |
| Te-form | 引き継いでひきついで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 引き継げるひきつげる |
| Passive | 引き継がれるひきつがれる |
| Causative | 引き継がせるひきつがせる |
| Volitional | 引き継ごうひきつごう |
| Imperative | 引き継げひきつげ |
| Conditional (ば) | 引き継げばひきつげば |
| Conditional (たら) | 引き継いだらひきついだら |
Example sentences
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He took over the business.
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I inherited my father's property.
トム、引き継いでくれる？
Tom, can you take over?
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I'll take over your job.
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He took over the business.
More examples (10)
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I'll take over your duties.
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She took over the will of him.
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He took over his father's business.
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I took over the business from Father.
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He succeeded to his father's property.
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He took over the business.
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Who do you think will take over the company?
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She took over the business after her husband died.
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He took over the business from his father.
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My son will take over the job.