JLPT N3 · Verb

繋がる (tsunagaru)

繋がる (つながる, tsunagaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be connected (to); to be joined together”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つながる
Romaji: tsunagaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be connected (to); to be joined together; to be linked; to be tied together; to lead (to) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to be lined up (e.g. of cars); to extend; to stretch out · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to be related (e.g. to a matter); to be connected (to); to have something to do (with) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

その村と我々の町は橋でつながっています。

The village is connected with our town by a bridge.

Tatoeba #208317

電話がつながったよ。

The call has come through.

Tatoeba #124753

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 繋がる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	繋がる	つながる tsunagaru
Polite (~masu)	繋がります	つながります tsunagarimasu
Negative	繋がらない	つながらない tsunagaranai
Polite negative	繋がりません	つながりません tsunagarimasen
Past	繋がった	つながった tsunagatta
Polite past	繋がりました	つながりました tsunagarimashita
Negative past	繋がらなかった	つながらなかった tsunagaranakatta
Te-form	繋がって	つながって tsunagatte
Potential	繋がれる	つながれる tsunagareru
Passive	繋がられる	つながられる tsunagarareru
Causative	繋がらせる	つながらせる tsunagaraseru
Volitional	繋がろう	つながろう tsunagarou
Imperative	繋がれ	つながれ tsunagare
Conditional (~ba)	繋がれば	つながれば tsunagareba

Kanji in 繋がる

繋

tie, fasten, chainケイ・つな.ぐ・かか.る · 17 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 繋がる.

繋ぐつなぐto connect繋げるつなげるto connect繋がりつながりconnection

Source: JMdict entry 1251880 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.