続く
つづく
to continue; to last; to go on; to continue (without a break)
JLPT N4 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ku), Intransitive
to continue; to last; to go on- to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
- to occur again and again
- to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
- to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
All 6 meanings
- to hold out; to keep; to last
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 続くつづく | 続きますつづきます |
| Negative | 続かないつづかない | 続きませんつづきません |
| Past | 続いたつづいた | 続きましたつづきました |
| Past negative | 続かなかったつづかなかった | 続きませんでしたつづきませんでした |
| Te-form | 続いてつづいて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 続けるつづける |
| Passive | 続かれるつづかれる |
| Causative | 続かせるつづかせる |
| Volitional | 続こうつづこう |
| Imperative | 続けつづけ |
| Conditional (ば) | 続けばつづけば |
| Conditional (たら) | 続いたらつづいたら |
Example sentences
吹雪が続いた。
The snowstorm held on.
雨が続きそうね。
The rain is likely to continue.
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The war lasted two years.
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It rained five successive days.
長くは続かないさ。
It won't last long.
More examples (10)
討論は続いている。
The debate is continuing.
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The film lasted 2 hours.
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Their conversation went on.
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We had a long spell of fine weather.
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The weather stayed fine for three days.
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The court session lasted for three hours.
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Now we are having one cold day after another.
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The lecture lasted for two hours.
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The talks continued for two days.
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The meeting lasted two hours.