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次つぐ (tsugu)

to rank next to,to come after

  • JLPT N2
  • Godan verb
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  • #7610 most frequent

Meaning

次ぐ (つぐ, tsugu) is a JLPT N2 verb meaning “to rank next to,to come after”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 11

彼かれはトップに次つぐ好成績こうせいせきでした。

His excellent results were next to the top.

私はその電話を取り次ぐ。

I'll transfer that call.

きれい好すきは敬神けいしんに次つぐ美徳びとく。

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

会合かいごうは次つぎの日曜日にちようびに行おこなわれる。

The meeting will take place next Sunday.

Conjugation table

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

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

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