What does つながる mean?
つながる is a Japanese verb meaning “to be connected” or “to lead to” in English. It can also be translated as “to get through (on the phone or internet)” depending on context. It is written as つながる in hiragana, and tsunagaru in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentences
この道は駅につながっている。
This road leads to the station.
電話がなかなかつながらない。
I can't get through on the phone.
Conjugation of つながる
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | つながる | つながらない |
| Plain past | つながった | つながらなかった |
| Polite | つながります | つながりません |
| Polite past | つながりました | つながりませんでした |
Other forms
Te-formつながって
Potentialつながれる
Passiveつながられる
Volitionalつながろう
Causativeつながらせる
Conditionalつながれば
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Transitive partner
つながる (it happens by itself)·つなげる (someone does it)
つながる describes something happening by itself. つなげる describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.