JLPT N3 · Verb

繋ぐ (tsunagu)

繋ぐ (つなぐ, tsunagu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to connect; to link together”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つなぐ
Romaji: tsunagu
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in ぐ
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to connect; to link together · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to tie; to fasten; to restrain · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to maintain; to preserve; to keep · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to transfer (phone call); to put a person through · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
to hedge; to buy or sell forward · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

スミスさんにつないで下さい。

Please connect me with Mr Smith.

Tatoeba #214304

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

Conjugation of 繋ぐ

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	繋ぐ	つなぐ tsunagu
Polite (~masu)	繋ぎます	つなぎます tsunagimasu
Negative	繋がない	つながない tsunaganai
Polite negative	繋ぎません	つなぎません tsunagimasen
Past	繋いだ	つないだ tsunaida
Polite past	繋ぎました	つなぎました tsunagimashita
Negative past	繋がなかった	つながなかった tsunaganakatta
Te-form	繋いで	つないで tsunaide
Potential	繋げる	つなげる tsunageru
Passive	繋がれる	つながれる tsunagareru
Causative	繋がせる	つながせる tsunagaseru
Volitional	繋ごう	つなごう tsunagou
Imperative	繋げ	つなげ tsunage
Conditional (~ba)	繋げば	つなげば tsunageba

Kanji in 繋ぐ

繋

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 繋ぐ.

繋がるつながるto be connected (to)繋げるつなげるto connect繋がりつながりconnection

Source: JMdict entry 1251900 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.