続ける

つづける

To continue, to keep doing

N4verb·tsuzukeru

How to remember it

From 続く 'to continue' — keep the thread going without breaking it.

Example sentences

  • 仕事を続ける。

    しごとをつづける。

    I'll continue working.

  • 雨の中を走り続けた。

    あめのなかをはしりつづけた。

    He kept running in the rain.

Usage

Transitive; attach to V-ます stem (e.g. 食べ続ける) to mean 'keep doing'.

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