繋(つな)げる

繋(つな)げる means to connect, link, or tie things together.

TRANSITIVITY:

• Type: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive)
• Pair: 繋(つな)がる (intransitive) - to be connected

COMMON PATTERNS:

• インターネットに繋(つな)げる: to connect to the internet
• WiFiに繋(つな)げる: to connect to WiFi
• 手(て)を繋(つな)げる: to join hands
• 点(てん)と点(てん)を繋(つな)げる: to connect the dots
• 次(つぎ)の世代(せだい)に繋(つな)げる: to pass on to the next generation

FIGURATIVE USES:

• 命(いのち)を繋(つな)げる: to sustain life
• 関係(かんけい)を繋(つな)げる: to maintain a relationship
• 話(はなし)を繋(つな)げる: to continue/extend a conversation

NOTE:
The kanji 繋(つな) can also be written as 繫(つな) (variant form).