継ぐ
つぐ
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-gu), Transitive
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow- to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair
- to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)
- to connect (stones)
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 継ぐつぐ | 継ぎますつぎます |
| Negative | 継がないつがない | 継ぎませんつぎません |
| Past | 継いだついだ | 継ぎましたつぎました |
| Past negative | 継がなかったつがなかった | 継ぎませんでしたつぎませんでした |
| Te-form | 継いでついで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 継げるつげる |
| Passive | 継がれるつがれる |
| Causative | 継がせるつがせる |
| Volitional | 継ごうつごう |
| Imperative | 継げつげ |
| Conditional (ば) | 継げばつげば |
| Conditional (たら) | 継いだらついだら |
Example sentences
王位を継ぐ。
I succeed to the throne.
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He succeeded to the family business.
トムは家業を継いだ。
Tom inherited the family business.
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He took over the business from his father.
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He succeeded to his father's business.
More examples (10)
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He will succeed to the throne.
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He acceded to the office.
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I took over my father's job.
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He wants to take over his father's business.
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Who will succeed to the throne?
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He regretted that he had succeeded to the farm.
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I persuaded him to take on the family business.
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Edward succeeded to his uncle's estate.
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On his father's retirement he took over the business.
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Who'll be taking over from Cynthia when she retires?