話の穂を継ぐ · godan verb (-gu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 話の穂を継ぐ | 話の穂を継がない |
| Polite | 話の穂を継ぎます | 話の穂を継ぎません |
| Past polite | 話の穂を継ぎました | 話の穂を継ぎませんでした |
| Past | 話の穂を継いだ | 話の穂を継がなかった |
| Te-form | 話の穂を継いで | 話の穂を継がないで |
| Desire | 話の穂を継ぎたい | 話の穂を継ぎたくない |
| Potential | 話の穂を継げる | 話の穂を継げない |
| Passive | 話の穂を継がれる | 話の穂を継がれない |
| Causative | 話の穂を継がせる | 話の穂を継がせない |
| Causative passive | 話の穂を継がせられるalso 話の穂を継がされる | 話の穂を継がせられないalso 話の穂を継がされない |
| Volitional | 話の穂を継ごう | |
| Polite volitional | 話の穂を継ぎましょう | |
| Imperative | 話の穂を継げ | 話の穂を継ぐな |
| Conditional | 話の穂を継げば | 話の穂を継がなければ |
| Tara conditional | 話の穂を継いだら | 話の穂を継がなかったら |
pick up the thread of a story; resume a conversation
Idiomatic expression meaning to continue a conversation or story that has been interrupted, often by adding a related remark or question. The image is of joining the 'ear' (穂) of a story, i.e., its continuation.
He picked up the thread of the story, and the conversation became lively again.
Someone resumed the conversation, as if to break the silence.