継ぐ

つぐ
tsugu

to take over (from someone), to inherit

What does 継ぐ mean?

継ぐ is a Japanese verb meaning “to take over (from someone)” or “to inherit” in English. It is written as 継ぐ in kanji, つぐ in hiragana, and tsugu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

彼は父の店を継いだ。

He took over his father's shop.

家業を継ぐつもりだ。

I intend to carry on the family business.

Conjugation of 継ぐ

AffirmativeNegative
Plain継ぐつぐ継がないつがない
Plain past継いだついだ継がなかったつがなかった
Polite継ぎますつぎます継ぎませんつぎません
Polite past継ぎましたつぎました継ぎませんでしたつぎませんでした

Other forms

Te-form継いでついで
Potential継げるつげる
Passive継がれるつがれる
Volitional継ごうつごう
Causative継がせるつがせる
Conditional継げばつげば

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