Learn Japanese grammar: 続ける 【つづける】(tsuzukeru). Meaning: continue to; keen on.
This is used to express continuous action, or to show someone is keen on doing something.
It can be freely conjugated to use in current, future, and past tense.
- つづける to continue
- つづけたい to want to continue
- つづけた continued to (past)
- つづけて continue to (current)
Similar Grammar
- To instead say to begin, use 始める (hajimeru)
- To instead say to end, use 終わる (owaru)
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続ける - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
昨日から雨が降り続けている。
Example #2
父からもらった自転車を今も使い続けています。
Example #3
彼女は彼氏の話をしゃべり続けた。
Example #4
それをやり続けたほうがいいのかもしれない。
Example #5
どんなに大変だったとしても、やり続けることが大切です。
Example #6
一週間雨が降り続けた。
Example #7
これからも彼を応援し続けたい。
Example #8
彼は高校時代からずっとサッカーをし続けている。
Example #9
物価は上がり続けるだろう。
Example #10
君を永遠に愛し続けると約束するよ。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 物価 | ぶっか | prices in general |
| 上がる | あがる | to rise |
| 続く | つづく | to continue |
| 大変 | たいへん | difficult |
| 大切 | たいせつ | precious |
| 君 | きみ | you |
| 永遠に | えいえんに | forever |
| 愛 | あい | love |
| 約束 | やくそく | promise |
| 彼 | かれ | he; him |
| 応援 | おうえん | cheer; support |
| 一週間 | いっしゅうかん | one week |
| 雨が降る | あめがふる | to rain |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she |
| 彼氏 | かれし | boyfriend |
| 喋る | しゃべる | to chat; to speak |
| かもしれない | maybe; might | |
| 明日 | あした | tomorrow |
| 自転車 | じてんしゃ | bicycle |
| 今も | いまも | even now |
| 使う | つかう | to use |
| 高校 | こうこう | high school |
| 時代 | じだい | generation; at the time of |
| ずっと | continuously; forever |
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