1.
to be connected, to be linked
To be joined together.
電話が繋がらない。
The phone won't connect.
インターネットに繋がった。
Connected to the internet.
電波が悪くて、なかなか電話が繋がらなかった。
The signal was bad, so the call wouldn't go through.
2.
to lead to, to result in
To have a connection that leads somewhere.
努力が成功に繋がる。
Effort leads to success.
この道は駅に繋がっている。
This road leads to the station.
毎日の小さな努力の積み重ねが、やがて大きな成功に繋がる。
The accumulation of small daily efforts eventually leads to great success.
繋がる means to be connected or to lead to something.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 自動詞 (intransitive)
- Pair: 繋ぐ (transitive, to connect)
ASPECT (ている):
繋がっている indicates a state of being connected: インターネットに繋がっている (connected to the internet).
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 〜に繋がる: to be connected to ~
- 〜が繋がる: ~ gets connected
- 〜に繋がる: to lead to ~ (figurative)
- 電話が繋がらない: the call won't go through
COMMON USES:
- 電話が繋がる: phone connects
- インターネットに繋がる: to connect to internet
- 努力が成功に繋がる: effort leads to success
- 命を繋ぐ: to sustain life (transitive pair)