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続ける · ichidan verb

Meanings

ichidan verb, transitive verb

Transitive verb meaning to continue an action or state. Often used with a direct object marked by を.

auxiliary verb, ichidan verb

continue to ...; keep on ...

Auxiliary verb attached to the -masu stem of another verb, indicating the continuation of that action.

〈事こと〉を続つづけるto keep doing / continue an activity
彼かれは毎まい日にちジョギングを続つづけている。
He keeps up jogging every day.
〈動どう詞し〉続つづけるto keep on doing (attached to the -masu stem of another verb)
雨あめが一いち日にち中じゅう降ふり続つづけた。
It kept raining all day.

続つづくN4sense 1
続く is intransitive (something continues on its own), while 続ける is transitive (someone continues something).

継けい続ぞくN2sense 1
継続する is a formal, often written/business word for continuing something, while 続ける is the everyday general verb.
持じ続ぞくN1sense 1
持続する emphasizes maintaining a state or effect over time, while 続ける is the plain verb for continuing an action.
まくるN1
続ける is the neutral way to say 'keep doing something', while verb-stem + 捲る (as in 買いまくる) is casual and stresses doing it excessively or with abandon.
続ぞっ行こうN1
続ける is the everyday verb 'to continue', whereas 続行 is a formal noun/する-verb used for official proceedings, matches, or events.

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っぱなし
続ける is a full verb meaning 'to continue,' whereas っぱなし is a suffix on a verb stem that adds a nuance of relentless or excessive continuation.
放はなし
続ける is a plain verb for continuing an action, while っぱなし as a suffix stresses doing so excessively or without a break.

やめるN4sense 1
やめる means to stop or quit something, the direct opposite of 続ける which means to keep doing it.
中ちゅう断だんN2sense 1
中断する means to interrupt or discontinue something temporarily or permanently, contrasting with 続ける's sense of ongoing continuation.
よすN3
続ける means to keep doing something, the opposite of 止す, which means to stop or give up on it.

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続つづけるUsage78%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
つづけるUsage22%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing and when the kanji is not needed.

Derived from the verb 続く (つづく, 'to continue') with the transitive/auxiliary suffix 〜ける.