()(つづ)

ひきつづく
verb (godan)
to continue; to follow on; to persist
自動詞 intransitivetime-general
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()(つづ)()(つづ)かない
Present polite()(つづ)きます()(つづ)きません
Past()(つづ)いた()(つづ)かなかった
Past polite()(つづ)きました()(つづ)きませんでした
て form()(つづ)いて()(つづ)かなくて
ている present()(つづ)いている()(つづ)いていない
ている polite()(つづ)いています()(つづ)いていません
ている past()(つづ)いていた()(つづ)いていなかった
ている past polite()(つづ)いていました()(つづ)いていませんでした
Conditional ば()(つづ)けば()(つづ)かなければ
Conditional たら()(つづ)いたら()(つづ)かなかったら
Volitional()(つづ)こう
Volitional polite()(つづ)きましょう
Potential()(つづ)ける()(つづ)けない
Passive()(つづ)かれる()(つづ)かれない
Causative()(つづ)かせる()(つづ)かせない
Imperative()(つづ)()(つづ)くな
1. to continue; to follow on; to persist without interruption
For something to carry on or follow in succession without a break. Often used in the adverbial form ()(つづ)き to mean 'continuing' or 'subsequently.'
(あめ)三日間(みっかかん)()(つづ)いた
The rain continued for three days.
After the earthquake, aftershocks are continuing.
Thanks to the continued good weather, the construction progressed on schedule.

A compound verb combining () (to pull) and (つづ) (to continue). Emphasizes unbroken continuation or succession. Most frequently encountered in its adverbial form ()(つづ), which functions as an adverb meaning "continuing" or "from here on."

Common collocations

Usage

The adverb ()(つづ) is far more common than the verb form. It appears frequently in business contexts, news, and formal writing.

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