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継つぎ

つぎ · tsugi

JLPT N1 verb 連用形

is the masu-stem of 継ぐ — 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)
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How it’s built

継ぐ 継ぎ

Masu-stem (). The base for ます, たい and ながら, and the way to link two actions: 書き → 書きます.

継ぐ is a godan verb (u-verb), so it follows that pattern.

Name that form

Three more forms of . Can you tell what each one is?

Every form of

Polite 継ぎますつぎます
Polite negative 継ぎませんつぎません
Polite past 継ぎましたつぎました
Polite past negative 継ぎませんでしたつぎませんでした
Let us ~ 継ぎましょうつぎましょう
Masu-stem ← this one継ぎつぎ
Want to ~ 継ぎたいつぎたい
While ~ing 継ぎながらつぎながら
Te-form 継いでついで
Plain past 継いだついだ
Tara-conditional 継いだらついだら
Progressive 継いでいるついでいる
Plain negative 継がないつがない
Plain past negative 継がなかったつがなかった
Negative te-form 継がなくてつがなくて
Potential 継げるつげる
Ba-conditional 継げばつげば
Imperative 継げつげ
Volitional 継ごうつごう
Passive 継がれるつがれる
Causative 継がせるつがせる
Causative-passive 継がされるつがされる

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In real sentences

When transferring, you need to go through immigration once.

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Other forms and spellings

継がう継ご継ごう継ごっ継ごふ継が継ぐ継ぎゃ継け継こ継こう継こっ継こふ継か継く継い
masu-stem of 継ぐ