Godan verb (く)
続くつづく
tsuzuku続く (つづく, tsuzuku) — to continue — is a godan verb ending in く: 続いて (te-form), 続いた (past), 続かない (negative), 続きます (polite).
It also means to last; to go on.
How 続く conjugates · godan く-verb
Only the last kana changes: く becomes か, き, け or こ.
Which one depends on the ending. The five are one line of the hiragana chart — same consonant, vowels あ・い・う・え・お — and everything before that kana never changes.
か続かないnegative
き続きますpolite present
く続くdictionary form
け続けるpotential続けばif
こ続こうvolitional
The て and た forms · く → いて, いた
い続いてte-form続いたpast
The て and た forms are the only two that don't follow this pattern. Every く- and ぐ-verb changes the same way there; only 行く is different.
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Aa Dimmed forms are too rare in everyday Japanese for the game to quiz.
PLAIN
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 続く つづく tsuzuku | |
| past It continued. | 続いた つづいた tsuzuita | |
| negative It doesn't last. | 続かない つづかない tsuzukanai | |
| te-form It continues and … | 続いて つづいて tsuzuite | |
| past negative It didn't continue. | 続かなかった つづかなかった tsuzukanakatta | |
| volitional | 続こう つづこう tsuzukou | |
| potential N3 | 続ける つづける tsuzukeru | |
| cond. ば N3 If it continues, ... | 続けば つづけば tsuzukeba | |
| cond. たら N3 If it goes on, ... | 続いたら つづいたら tsuzuitara | |
| passive N2 | 続かれる つづかれる tsuzukareru | |
| causative N2 I make it continue. | 続かせる つづかせる tsuzukaseru | |
| imperative N1 | 続け つづけ tsuzuke |
POLITE
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| present | 続きます つづきます tsuzukimasu | |
| past It continued. | 続きました つづきました tsuzukimashita | |
| negative It doesn't last. | 続きません つづきません tsuzukimasen | |
| past negative It didn't continue. | 続きませんでした つづきませんでした tsuzukimasendeshita | |
| volitional | 続きましょう つづきましょう tsuzukimashou |
ASPECT
| Form | Conjugation | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| ている It's still going on. | 続いている つづいている tsuzuiteiru | |
| ていた It was continuing. | 続いていた つづいていた tsuzuiteita | |
| ています It's still going on. | 続いています つづいています tsuzuiteimasu | |
| ていました It was continuing. | 続いていました つづいていました tsuzuiteimashita |