I Love Kanji継ぐ (tsugu)
継ぐ (つぐ, tsugu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- つぐ
- Romaji
- tsugu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow · godan verb, transitive
- to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair · godan verb, transitive
- to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath) · godan verb, transitive
- to connect (stones) · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana · usu. ツぐ
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 継ぐ
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 継ぐ | つぐ tsugu |
| Polite (~masu) | 継ぎます | つぎます tsugimasu |
| Negative | 継がない | つがない tsuganai |
| Polite negative | 継ぎません | つぎません tsugimasen |
| Past | 継いだ | ついだ tsuida |
| Polite past | 継ぎました | つぎました tsugimashita |
| Negative past | 継がなかった | つがなかった tsuganakatta |
| Te-form | 継いで | ついで tsuide |
| Potential | 継げる | つげる tsugeru |
| Passive | 継がれる | つがれる tsugareru |
| Causative | 継がせる | つがせる tsugaseru |
| Volitional | 継ごう | つごう tsugou |
| Imperative | 継げ | つげ tsuge |
| Conditional (~ba) | 継げば | つげば tsugeba |
Kanji in 継ぐ
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 継ぐ.
Source: JMdict entry 1251750 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.