続きます（つづきます、tsuzukimasu）
- to continue
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Kana:
TSUZU
続
つづ
KI
き
き
MA
ま
ま
SU
す
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続きます (つづきます, romaji: tsuzukimasu) means "to continue" in Japanese. It is a N3 Low-level Verb (group 1) word.
| Meaning: | to continue |
| Level: | N3 Low |
| Lexical Category: | Verb (group 1) (五段動詞) |
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Verb Conjugation
Basic Conjugation
Romaji：tsuzukimasu
Hiragana：つづきます
Polite-form (ます形) | つづきます続きます。continue. |
Dict-form (辞書形) | 続くcontinue |
Connect-form (て形) | 続いて + <Verb> |
Not-form (ない形) | 続かないnot continue |
Advanced Conjugation
Past-form (た形) | 続いたcontinued |
Terminal-form (終止形) | 続く。continue. |
If-form (仮定形) | 続けばif continue |
Let's-form (意志形) | 続こう !let's continue |
Command-form (命令形) | 続け !continue ! |
AI Explanation
The Japanese word 続きます means "to continue," "to last," "to go on," or "to be followed by." It describes an action, event, or state that persists over a period of time. It can also imply that something happens sequentially, with one thing following another. The meaning depends heavily on the context in which it's used. The base form of this verb is 続く.
⚫︎映画は2時間続きます。 Translation: The movie lasts for two hours. ⚫︎会議はまだ続きますか？ Translation: Is the meeting still going on? ⚫︎明日は晴れの天気が続きます。 Translation: Fine weather will continue tomorrow.
続きます is a versatile verb used in various situations. ⚫︎It's used to describe the duration of an event or action: "The concert 続きます for three hours." ⚫︎It describes the continuation of a state or condition: "The rain 続きます all day." ⚫︎It can indicate a sequence or the next item in a list: "Next, the presentation 続きます." ⚫︎The subject of 続きます is usually something that is continuing or lasting, not the person or thing doing the action of continuing.
⚫︎続きます is written in hiragana as つづきます. ⚫︎The kanji form is 続きます. The kanji 続 means "to continue" or "to follow." ⚫︎The okurigana (hiragana following the kanji) is きます. ⚫︎The dictionary form (plain form) is 続く (つづく). ⚫︎Other conjugations include: ⚫︎Negative: 続かない (つづかない) ⚫︎Past tense: 続きました (つづきました) ⚫︎Past negative: 続かなかった (つづかなかった) ⚫︎Te-form: 続いて (つづいて)
⚫︎継続する (けいぞくする) - to continue, to persist (more formal) ⚫︎続く (つづく) - to continue, to follow (the base verb from which 続きます is derived) ⚫︎持続する (じぞくする) - to sustain, to persist
⚫︎終わる (おわる) - to end, to finish ⚫︎終了する (しゅうりょうする) - to end, to conclude (more formal) ⚫︎途切れる (とぎれる) - to be interrupted, to be broken off
このドラマは全部で10話続きます。 ・Translation: This drama will continue for a total of 10 episodes. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates the duration or length of the drama series.
彼女のスピーチは、さらに10分間続きました。 ・Translation: Her speech continued for another 10 minutes. ・Explanation: This shows how long something continued. The use of past tense, 続きました, indicates the continuation happened in the past.
The kanji 続 is composed of the radicals 糸 (いと) meaning "thread" and 売 (う) which is the phonetic component. The thread radical represents continuation, and the phonetic component provides a clue to the sound. The word's origins are rooted in the idea of something continuing like a thread, or following sequentially.