What does 続く mean?
続く is a Japanese verb meaning “to continue” or “to last” in English. It is written as 続く in kanji, つづく in hiragana, and tsuzuku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.
Example sentences
雨が一週間続いています。
It has been raining for a week.
この道は駅まで続いています。
This road goes all the way to the station.
Conjugation of 続く
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Plain | 続くつづく | 続かないつづかない |
| Plain past | 続いたつづいた | 続かなかったつづかなかった |
| Polite | 続きますつづきます | 続きませんつづきません |
| Polite past | 続きましたつづきました | 続きませんでしたつづきませんでした |
Other forms
Te-form続いてつづいて
Potential続けるつづける
Passive続かれるつづかれる
Volitional続こうつづこう
Causative続かせるつづかせる
Conditional続けばつづけば
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Transitive partner
続く (it happens by itself)·続ける (someone does it)
続く describes something happening by itself. 続ける describes someone doing it to something. Japanese keeps these apart where English often uses one verb for both.