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Japanese verb続ける (tsuzukeru) Conjugation
続ける (tsuzukeru) means “to continue”. It is a る-verb (ichidan) verb. It is a る-verb (ichidan): drop the る and add the ending, so 続けます, 続けない, 続けて. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to continue
- Type
- る-verb (ichidan)
- Dictionary form
- 続ける
- Reading
- つづける
- Romaji
- tsuzukeru
- Masu form
- 続けます
- Nai form
- 続けない
- Te-form
- 続けて
- Ta form
- 続けた
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 続ける |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けない |
| Polite | 続けます |
| Polite negative | 続けません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 続けた |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けなかった |
| Polite | 続けました |
| Polite negative | 続けませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 続けて |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 続けている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けていない |
| Polite | 続けています |
| Polite negative | 続けていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 続けたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けたくない |
| Polite | 続けたいです |
| Polite negative | 続けたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 続けよう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 続けましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 続けろ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 続けるな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 続けてください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 続けないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 続けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けられない |
| Polite | 続けられます |
| Polite negative | 続けられません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 続ければ |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 続けたら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 続けられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けられない |
| Polite | 続けられます |
| Polite negative | 続けられません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 続けさせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けさせない |
| Polite | 続けさせます |
| Polite negative | 続けさせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 続けさせられる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 続けさせられない |
| Polite | 続けさせられます |
| Polite negative | 続けさせられません |
More common Japanese verbs and adjectives
- 撮る (toru)to take (a photo)
- 押す (osu)to push, to press
- 引く (hiku)to pull
- 置く (oku)to put, to place
- 探す (sagasu)to look for
- 見つける (mitsukeru)to find
- やめる (yameru)to stop, to quit
- 生まれる (umareru)to be born
- くださる (kudasaru)to give (to me, honorific)
- いらっしゃる (irassharu)to come, to go, to be (honorific)
- おっしゃる (ossharu)to say (honorific)
- いい (ii)good
About these tables
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