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継つぐ (tsugu)

to succeed

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
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Meaning

継ぐ (つぐ, tsugu) is a JLPT N1 verb meaning “to succeed”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼かれは父親ちちおやの店みせを継ついだの。

He took over his father's shop.

王位おういを継つぐ。

I succeed to the throne.

彼かれは家業かぎょうを継ついだ。

He succeeded to the family business.

彼かれは王位おういを継つぐだろう。

He will succeed to the throne.

Conjugation table

継ぐ (つぐ) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary継ぐ つぐtsugu
Negative継がない つがないtsuganai
Past継いだ ついだtsuida
Past negative継がなかった つがなかったtsuganakatta
Polite (ます)継ぎます つぎますtsugimasu
Polite negative継ぎません つぎませんtsugimasen
Polite past継ぎました つぎましたtsugimashita
Polite past negative継ぎませんでした つぎませんでしたtsugimasendeshita
Te-form継いで ついでtsuide
Conditional (ば)継げば つげばtsugeba
Conditional (たら)継いだら ついだらtsuidara
Potential継げる つげるtsugeru
Passive継がれる つがれるtsugareru
Causative継がせる つがせるtsugaseru
Causative-passive継がせられる つがせられるtsugaserareru
Volitional継ごう つごうtsugou
Volitional polite継ぎましょう つぎましょうtsugimashou
Imperative継げ つげtsuge
Desire (たい)継ぎたい つぎたいtsugitai

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