続ける
つづける
to continue (something)
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Examples
毎日日本語の勉強を続けます。
まいにちにほんごのべんきょうをつづけます。
I will keep studying Japanese every day.
疲れても最後まで続けたいです。
つかれてもさいごまでつづけたいです。
Even if I get tired, I want to keep going to the end.
父は十年間同じ仕事を続けています。
ちちはじゅうねんかんおなじしごとをつづけています。
My father has kept the same job for ten years.
Common patterns
- 練習を続ける
- to keep practising
- 仕事を続ける
- to stay in a job
- 話を続ける
- to go on talking
Often confused with
Memory tip
続ける also attaches to another verb's stem to mean "keep on doing": 話し続ける, 歩き続ける. That compound pattern is far more common in conversation than the standalone verb.
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