継続します（けいぞくします、keizokushimasu）
- to continue

The Japanese word 継続します継続します means "to continue," "to persist," "to carry on," or "to keep going." It implies maintaining an action, state, or condition over a period of time. It's a formal verb.

⚫︎毎日日本語の勉強を継続します継続します Translation: I continue studying Japanese every day. ⚫︎雨が降っても、ハイキングを継続します継続します Translation: Even if it rains, I will continue hiking. ⚫︎プロジェクトは来年も継続します継続します Translation: The project will continue next year.

⚫︎継続します継続します is used in situations where you want to express the idea of maintaining or prolonging an activity, state, or process. ⚫︎It's generally a more formal way of saying "to continue" than some other options. ⚫︎It's common in business, academic, and formal conversations or writing. ⚫︎It's often used with activities (study, work, etc.) or states (a project, a situation, etc.).

⚫︎The word is typically written with the kanji 継続 and the hiragana します. ⚫︎継続 is the noun form, meaning "continuation" or "persistence." ⚫︎します is the polite verb ending "to do." ⚫︎Hiragana: けいぞくします ⚫︎Kanji and Hiragana: 継続します ⚫︎Other forms include: ⚫︎継続する (plain form, "to continue") ⚫︎継続しない (negative form, "not to continue") ⚫︎継続しました (past tense, "continued") ⚫︎継続してください (polite request, "please continue")

⚫︎続ける (tsuzukeru) - to continue (more casual) ⚫︎持続する (jizoku suru) - to sustain, to persist (emphasizes endurance) ⚫︎続く (tsuzuku) - to continue (intransitive verb, something continuing on its own) ⚫︎維持する (iji suru) - to maintain, to preserve

⚫︎終了する (shūryō suru) - to finish, to end ⚫︎中止する (chūshi suru) - to cancel, to discontinue ⚫︎終わる (owaru) - to end (intransitive)

健康のために、毎日運動を継続します継続します ・Translation: I will continue to exercise every day for my health. ・Explanation: This sentence expresses the intention to maintain the habit of exercising to stay healthy.

この研究は来年以降も継続する予定です継続します ・Translation: This research is scheduled to continue after next year. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the plan to extend the research project into the future.

The word 継続 is a compound word formed from: ⚫︎継 (kei) - to inherit, to succeed, to continue ⚫︎続 (zoku) - to continue, to follow, to connect The する (suru) ending is the verb "to do". The combination forms the concept of "continuing" or "sustaining."