継ぐ
つぐ
to succeed to; to inherit; to carry on (from someone); to join on
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Examples
誰が王位を継ぐのですか。
だれがおういをつぐのですか。
Who will succeed to the throne?
彼は父の後を継いで店を守っている。
かれはちちのあとをついでみせをまもっている。
He has taken over from his father and keeps the shop going.
驚きのあまり、彼は言葉を継ぐことができなかった。
おどろきのあまり、かれはことばをつぐことができなかった。
He was so astonished that he could not go on speaking.
Common patterns
- 跡を継ぐ
- to succeed to the family line or business
- 家業を継ぐ
- to take over the family business
- 受け継ぐ
- to inherit; to take over
Memory tip
継ぐ is taking over what came before — a house, a trade, a title. Keep it apart from its homophones 注ぐ 'to pour a drink' and 次ぐ 'to rank next after'.
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