続ける
つづける
to continue, to keep up
Tsuzukeru (続ける) is an ichidan verb meaning "to continue, to keep up". Its polite form is 続けます (tsuzukemasu), its te form is 続けて (tsuzukete), its past form is 続けた (tsuzuketa), and its negative form is 続けない (tsuzukenai).
Ichidan verbJLPT N4
Tsuzukeru (続ける) conjugation quick reference
続ける means "to continue, to keep up". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tsuzukeru example sentences
I will continue studying Japanese every day.
Yesterday, I kept walking for three hours.
He did not continue the job.
How to use Tsuzukeru: grammar notes
•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 with Tsuzukeru
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
Tsuzukeru (続ける) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 続ける | tsuzukeru |
| Masu Form | 続けます | tsuzukemasu |
| Te Form | 続けて | tsuzukete |
| Past Form | 続けた | tsuzuketa |
| Negative Form | 続けない | tsuzukenai |
| Past Negative | 続けなかった | tsuzukenakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 続けます | tsuzukemasu |
| Polite Past | 続けました | tsuzukemashita |
| Polite Negative | 続けません | tsuzukemasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 続けませんでした | tsuzukemasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 続けられる | tsuzukerareru |
| Passive Form | 続けられる | tsuzukerareru |
| Causative Form | 続けさせる | tsuzukesaseru |
| Causative Passive | 続けさせられる | tsuzukesaserareru |
| Volitional Form | 続けよう | tsuzukeyou |
| Imperative Form | 続けろ | tsuzukero |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 続ければ | tsuzukereba |
| Conditional (たら) | 続けたら | tsuzuketara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 続けている | tsuzuketeiru |
| Desire (たい) | 続けたい | tsuzuketai |
| Prohibition | 続けるな | tsuzukeruna |