| Kanji in this term |
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| 続 |
| つづ Grade: 4 |
| kun'yomi |
| Alternative spelling |
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| 續く (kyūjitai) |
⟨tutuku⟩ → /t͡sut͡suku/ → /t͡sud͡zuku/ → /t͡suzuku/
From Old Japanese 續く (tutuku), with the shift to voicing of the second tsu developing around the Middle Japanese stage.
Cognate with 綴る (tsuzuru, “to spell, write”).
| Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary | |||
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal (終止形) Attributive (連体形) |
続く | つづく | |
| Imperative (命令形) | 続け | つづけ | |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 続かれる | つづかれる | |
| Causative | 続かせる | つづかせる | |
| Potential | 続ける | つづける | |
| Volitional | 続こう | つづこー | |
| Negative | 続かない | つづかない | |
| Negative perfective | 続かなかった | つづかなかった | |
| Formal | 続きます | つづきます | |
| Perfective | 続いた | つづいた | |
| Conjunctive | 続いて | つづいて | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 続けば | つづけば | |
続く • (tsuzuku) intransitive godan (stem 続き (tsuzuki), past 続いた (tsuzuita))
| Japanese verb pair | |
|---|---|
| active | 続ける |
| mediopassive | 続く |
続く • (-tsuzuku) godan (stem 続き (-tsuzuki), past 続いた (-tsuzuita))
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 続か | つづか | tsuzuka |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 続き | つづき | tsuzuki |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 続く | つづく | tsuzuku |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 続く | つづく | tsuzuku |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 続け | つづけ | tsuzuke |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 続け | つづけ | tsuzuke |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 続かれる | つづかれる | tsuzukareru |
| Causative | 続かせる 続かす |
つづかせる つづかす |
tsuzukaseru tsuzukasu |
| Potential | 続ける | つづける | tsuzukeru |
| Volitional | 続こう | つづこう | tsuzukō |
| Negative | 続かない | つづかない | tsuzukanai |
| Negative continuative | 続かず | つづかず | tsuzukazu |
| Formal | 続きます | つづきます | tsuzukimasu |
| Perfective | 続いた | つづいた | tsuzuita |
| Conjunctive | 続いて | つづいて | tsuzuite |
| Hypothetical conditional | 続けば | つづけば | tsuzukeba |
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 続か | つづか | tuduka |
| Continuative (連用形) | 続き | つづき | tuduki |
| Terminal (終止形) | 続く | つづく | tuduku |
| Attributive (連体形) | 続く | つづく | tuduku |
| Realis (已然形) | 続け | つづけ | tuduke |
| Imperative (命令形) | 続け | つづけ | tuduke |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 続かず | つづかず | tudukazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 続けど | つづけど | tudukedo |
| Causal conjunction | 続けば | つづけば | tudukeba |
| Conditional conjunction | 続かば | つづかば | tudukaba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 続きき | つづきき | tudukiki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 続きけり | つづきけり | tudukikeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 続きつ | つづきつ | tudukitu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 続きぬ | つづきぬ | tudukinu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 続けり 続きたり |
つづけり つづきたり |
tudukeri tudukitari |
| Volitional | 続かむ | つづかむ | tudukamu |
For quotations using this term, see Citations:続く.
続く • (tsuzuku) transitive †nidan
| Stem forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irrealis (未然形) | 続け | つづけ | tuduke |
| Continuative (連用形) | 続け | つづけ | tuduke |
| Terminal (終止形) | 続く | つづく | tuduku |
| Attributive (連体形) | 続くる | つづくる | tudukuru |
| Realis (已然形) | 続くれ | つづくれ | tudukure |
| Imperative (命令形) | 続けよ | つづけよ | tudukeyo |
| Key constructions | |||
| Negative | 続けず | つづけず | tudukezu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 続くれど | つづくれど | tudukuredo |
| Causal conjunction | 続くれば | つづくれば | tudukureba |
| Conditional conjunction | 続けば | つづけば | tudukeba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 続けき | つづけき | tudukeki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 続けけり | つづけけり | tudukekeri |
| Perfect tense (conscious action) | 続けつ | つづけつ | tuduketu |
| Perfect tense (natural event) | 続けぬ | つづけぬ | tudukenu |
| Perfect-continuative tense | 続けたり | つづけたり | tuduketari |
| Volitional | 続けむ | つづけむ | tudukemu |