続ける · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 続ける | 続けない |
| Polite | 続けます | 続けません |
| Past polite | 続けました | 続けませんでした |
| Past | 続けた | 続けなかった |
| Te-form | 続けて | 続けないで |
| Desire | 続けたい | 続けたくない |
| Potential | 続けられるalso 続けれる | 続けられないalso 続けれない |
| Passive | 続けられる | 続けられない |
| Causative | 続けさせる | 続けさせない |
| Causative passive | 続けさせられる | 続けさせられない |
| Volitional | 続けよう | |
| Polite volitional | 続けましょう | |
| Imperative | 続けろ | 続けるな |
| Conditional | 続ければ | 続けなければ |
| Tara conditional | 続けたら | 続けなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Transitive verb meaning to continue an action or state. Often used with a direct object marked by を.
彼は話を続けた。
He continued his story.
I keep up my diary every day.
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
continue to ...; keep on ...
Auxiliary verb attached to the -masu stem of another verb, indicating the continuation of that action.
雨が降り続けている。
It keeps on raining.
彼女は一晩中泣き続けた。
She continued crying all night.
He keeps up jogging every day.
It kept raining all day.
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.
続ける means to keep doing something, the opposite of 止す, which means to stop or give up on it.
successively; continuously; in a row
cursive handwriting; connected characters; running script
continue doing; keep doing; persist in doing
stay on; remain (in a place)
being kept standing; standing continuously
keep watching; continue looking at; gaze at
continue riding; keep riding
maintain; keep up; continue to have
continue working; keep working; work away
continue to receive; keep receiving