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GRAMMAR
〜つづける
to continue to ~
Explanation
NOTE

The suffix つづける attaches to the verb stem to mean to continue doing something. It emphasizes that an action keeps going without stopping.

NOTE

Since つづける is a ru-verb, the combined form conjugates as a ru-verb. You can say つづけた (continued doing) or つづけている (has been continuing to do).

STRUCTURE
Vます
つづける
さん時間じかんあるつづけた
San jikan arukitsuzuketa.
I continued walking for three hours.
かれ日本語にほんご勉強べんきょうつづけている
Kare wa nihongo wo benkyou shitsuzuketeiru.
He continues to study Japanese.
あめつづけている
Ame ga furitsuzuketeiru.
It keeps on raining.

Practice exercises

1
毎日まいにちはしつづける
I continue to run every day.
Answer
つづける
2
音楽おんがくつづけた
I continued listening to music.
Answer
つづけた
3
ほんつづける
I keep reading the book.
Answer
つづける
4
毎日まいにちはしりつづける
I keep running every day.
Answer
はしりつづける
5
さん時間じかんあるきつづけた
I continued walking for three hours.
Answer
あるきつづけた
6
かれ日本語にほんご勉強べんきょうしつづけている
He continues to study Japanese.
Answer
勉強べんきょうしつづけている
7
困難こんなんがあっても、ゆめいつづけることが大切たいせつだ。
Even when there are difficulties, it is important to keep chasing your dreams.
Answer
いつづける
8
批判ひはんけても、自分じぶん信念しんねんつらぬきつづけた
Even after receiving criticism, he continued to uphold his beliefs.
Answer
つらぬきつづけた