続ける
つづける
to continue, to keep up
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Example Sentences
I will continue studying Japanese every day.
Yesterday, I kept walking for three hours.
He did not continue the job.
Grammar Notes & Usage Tips
•Use を before 続ける to show what you're continuing — for example, 勉強を続ける means "to continue studying."
•You can put a verb in the て-form before 続ける to say "keep doing" something — like 食べて続ける (keep eating).
•Don’t say 続けるを — the を comes before 続ける to mark the action or thing being continued.
•JLPT N4 level
Common Phrases & Expressions
勉強を続ける
to continue studying
話し続ける
to keep talking
運動を続ける
to keep exercising / to continue working out
Complete Conjugation Table
Basic Forms
Dictionary Form
続ける
Masu Form
続けます
Te Form
続けて
Past Form
続けた
Negative Form
続けない
Past Negative
続けなかった
Polite Forms
Polite Present
続けます
Polite Past
続けました
Polite Negative
続けません
Polite Past Negative
続けませんでした
Advanced Forms
Potential Form
続けられる
Passive Form
続けられる
Causative Form
続けさせる
Causative Passive
続けさせられる
Volitional Form
続けよう
Imperative Form
続けろ
Conditional Forms
Conditional (ば)
続ければ
Conditional (たら)
続けたら
Other Forms
Progressive Form
続けている
Desire (たい)
続けたい
Prohibition
続けるな