続(つづ)く

つづく
verb (godan)
to continue
1. to continue, to last
To go on without stopping, to persist over time. An intransitive verb describing something that keeps happening or existing.
雨(あめ)が三日間(みっかかん)続(つづ)きました。
The rain continued for three days.
この道(みち)は駅(えき)まで続(つづ)いています。
This road continues to the station.
話(はなし)は明日(あした)に続(つづ)きます。
The story continues tomorrow.
Like 'to be continued'
会議(かいぎ)は午後(ごご)まで続(つづ)いて、とても疲(つか)れました。
The meeting continued until the afternoon, and I got very tired.
この問題(もんだい)は何年(なんねん)も続(つづ)いていますが、まだ解決(かいけつ)していません。
This problem has continued for years, but it still hasn't been resolved.

TRANSITIVITY: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). Pair: 続(つづ)ける (transitive). Pattern: Xが続(つづ)く (X continues).

ASPECT: ている indicates ongoing state. 続(つづ)いている = 'is continuing' (ongoing state).

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 雨(あめ)が続(つづ)く (rain continues)
  • 話(はなし)が続(つづ)く (story continues)
  • 道(みち)が続(つづ)く (road continues)
  • 続(つづ)きを読(よ)む (read the continuation)

PAIR: 続(つづ)ける (transitive) - 勉強(べんきょう)を続(つづ)ける (continue studying). Noun: 続(つづ)き (continuation).

Related Words

Pair verb: 続(つづ)ける (transitive)
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Added 2026.1.7 21:39 · Revised 2026.2.22 15:56
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