Lingaku続ける【つづける】
Frequency rank: 189.
- to continue; to keep up; to keep on
Ichidan verb; transitive verb; auxiliary verb
Forms
- 続ける【つづける】Frequency rank: 189.
- つづけるFrequency rank: 7,300. – 7,314.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to continue; to keep up; to keep on
This meaning indicates persistence or maintaining an action over time. It can refer to continuing an activity, conversation, or any process without interruption.
Generated collocations (experimental)
つづけている続けているto be continuingしごと仕事をつづける続けるto continue workingれんしゅう練習をつづける続けるto continue practicingはなし話をつづける続けるto continue the conversationがくしゅう学習をつづける続けるto continue studyingさいご最後までつづける続けるto continue until the endどりょく努力をつづける続けるto continue making effortsこのちょうし調子でつづける続けるto keep this paceけんこう健康をつづける続けるto maintain healthつづける続けることがたいせつ大切it is important to keep going
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
If Spenser doesn't keep adding and translating sentences, the other contributors will surely surpass him.
Obstetric care in crisis as the number of obstetricians continues to fall.
Even if we don't get lucky on the first try we can just keep fucking till I get pregnant.
The threat increases; a defence that doesn't evolve is meaningless.
8. なんじゅう何十ねん年もきたえ鍛えつづけた続けたきょうしゃ強者が、ほんのいっしゅん一瞬のゆだん油断でじゃくしゃ弱者にたおされる倒されることがあるんですの。それがぶじゅつ武術のせかい世界というものですわ。
A strong veteran, having trained for tens of years, can fall to a weakling in a moment of laxness. That's what the martial arts world is.
Up till now America has called itself the world's police and continued suppression relying on military force.
Human beings, whether they realise it or not, continually seek happiness.
In order to continue to challenge new things, in order to meet new needs, we work day in day out in R&D.
Having idled jobless for a while I wavered. I'd rushed into handing in my notice but maybe I should have endured it and kept going...
If you continue with the pointless arguments here...it'll end up as a repeat of yesterday.
"How are things going?" "Terrific. Income and profit are continuing to rise steadily."