Translation guide
Expressing that events, numbers, or periods follow one after another without interruption.
Describing events, actions, or occurrences that happen one after another in an unbroken sequence.
Adverbial form meaning 'continuously' or 'in succession'. Used with verbs to indicate consecutive actions or events.
He was late three days in a row.
Noun meaning 'continuation' or 'succession'. Often used with numbers to indicate consecutive occurrences.
We won five consecutive times.
Te-form of 続ける, meaning 'continuously' or 'in a row'. More casual than 連続して.
It rained three days in a row.
Adverb meaning 'one after another' or 'in rapid succession'. Emphasizes the lack of pause between events.
Problems occurred one after another.
Formal/written adverb meaning 'successively' or 'one after another'. Often used in news reports.
Accidents occurred one after another.
Referring to numbers, days, or items that follow in order without gaps.
Past/attributive form of 連続する, meaning 'consecutive' when modifying nouns.
three consecutive days
Used attributively to mean 'consecutive' or 'back-to-back'. More casual.
three consecutive victories
Noun meaning 'consecutive numbers' or 'serial numbers'. Used for tickets, seats, etc.
Describing periods of time that follow without interruption, such as days, weeks, or years.
Used with time words to indicate consecutive periods.
five consecutive days
Used with time words for consecutive periods in casual speech.
I took three consecutive weeks off.
Colloquial adverb meaning 'straight through' or 'nonstop'. Emphasizes no breaks.
I worked three consecutive days without a break.
English often uses 'consecutive' as an adjective before a noun (e.g., 'consecutive days'). In Japanese, it's more natural to use adverbial phrases like 連続して or 続けて with verbs, or to use 連続した as a noun modifier. Direct translations like 連続的な are less common.
連続 (renzoku) means 'consecutive' or 'in a row' without interruption. 継続 (keizoku) means 'continuation' over a longer period, often with effort. For consecutive events, use 連続.
consecutive seats