()(つづ)

ひきつづく
verb
to continue; to follow on; to persist
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.
地震(じしん)(あと)余震(よしん)()(つづ)いている。
After the earthquake, aftershocks are continuing.
好天(こうてん)()(つづ)いたおかげで、工事(こうじ)予定(よてい)どおりに(すす)んだ。
Thanks to the continued good weather, the construction progressed on schedule.

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

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • ()(つづ)き: continuously, from now on (adverb form — extremely common)
  • 好天(こうてん)()(つづ)く: good weather continues
  • 問題(もんだい)()(つづ)く: problems persist
  • ()(つづ)きご愛顧(あいこ)ください: we hope for your continued patronage

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

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • (つづ)く: to continue — simpler, more general
  • 持続(じぞく)する: to sustain, to last — more formal, often for states or conditions
  • 継続(けいぞく)する: to continue (something) — transitive, for deliberately maintaining an activity