継ぐ
つぐ · tsugu
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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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 継ぎますつぎます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 継ぎませんつぎません |
| Polite past (ました) | 継ぎましたつぎました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 継ぎませんでしたつぎませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 継ぎましょうつぎましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 継ぎつぎ |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 継ぎたいつぎたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 継ぎながらつぎながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 継いでついで |
| Plain past (た形) | 継いだついだ |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 継いだらついだら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 継いでいるついでいる |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 継がないつがない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 継がなかったつがなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 継がなくてつがなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 継げるつげる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 継げばつげば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 継げつげ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 継ごうつごう |
| Passive (受身形) | 継がれるつがれる |
| Causative (使役形) | 継がせるつがせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 継がされるつがされる |
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What does 継ぐ mean?
To succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow. It can also mean: 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).
How do you pronounce 継ぐ?
つぐ (tsugu). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 継ぐ?
JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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