続く
つづく
to be continued
Tsuzuku (続く) is a godan verb meaning "to be continued". Its polite form is 続きます (tsuzukimasu), its te form is 続いて (tsuzuite), its past form is 続いた (tsuzuita), and its negative form is 続かない (tsuzukanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Tsuzuku (続く) conjugation quick reference
続く means "to be continued". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Tsuzuku example sentences
毎日、雨が続きます。
It keeps raining every day.
昨日、会議が三時間も続きました。
The meeting lasted three hours yesterday.
この天気は続かないと思います。
I don't think this weather will continue.
How to use Tsuzuku: grammar notes
•続く (つづく) is an intransitive verb, so it doesn’t take を—use が to mark what is continuing (e.g., 雨が続く = The rain continues).
•To say something continues into a place or time, use に (e.g., 来週にも続く = It continues into next week).
•Don’t confuse 続く (to be continued) with 続ける (to continue something)—use 続ける when you are actively doing or continuing something yourself.
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Tsuzuku
雨が続く（あめがつづく）
The rain continues
熱が続く（ねつがつづく）
The fever persists
勉強が続かない（べんきょうがつづかない）
I can't keep studying / I can't stay focused on studying
Tsuzuku (続く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 続く | tsuzuku |
| Masu Form | 続きます | tsuzukimasu |
| Te Form | 続いて | tsuzuite |
| Past Form | 続いた | tsuzuita |
| Negative Form | 続かない | tsuzukanai |
| Past Negative | 続かなかった | tsuzukanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 続きます | tsuzukimasu |
| Polite Past | 続きました | tsuzukimashita |
| Polite Negative | 続きません | tsuzukimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 続きませんでした | tsuzukimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 続ける | tsuzukeru |
| Passive Form | 続かれる | tsuzukareru |
| Causative Form | 続かせる | tsuzukaseru |
| Causative Passive | 続かされる | tsuzukasareru |
| Volitional Form | 続こう | tsuzukou |
| Imperative Form | 続け | tsuzuke |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 続けば | tsuzukeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 続いたら | tsuzuitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 続いている | tsuzuiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 続きたい | tsuzukitai |
| Prohibition | 続くな | tsuzukuna |