Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI take over | ||
| NegativeI don’t take over |
JAPANESE VERB
つぐ
継ぐ
to take over, to succeed someone
- #485 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI took over | ||
| NegativeI didn’t take over |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formtaking over, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am taking over | ||
| Please (て ください)please take over |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can take over | ||
| NegativeI can’t take over |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to take over | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to take over |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s take over |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I take over
- If, when (たら) if I take over
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) take over (do it)
- Plain command take over!
- Please don’t please don’t take over
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am taken over | ||
| CausativeI make someone take over |
How to use つぐ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
けんた は いつか ちち の みせ を つぎます。
One day Kenta will take over his father's shop.
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Past
あに が いえ の しごと を ついだ。
My older brother took over the family business.
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Te-form
むすめ が いま、 みせ を ついで いる。
My daughter is running the shop now.
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Potential
わたし に は この みせ を つげない。
I can't take over this shop.
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Want to
そふ の ゆめ を つぎたい。
I want to carry on my grandfather's dream.
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Volitional
ふたり で いっしょ に みせ を つごう。
Let's take over the shop together.
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Conditional
みせ を つげば、 とうきょう に は もどれない。
If I take over the shop, I can't go back to Tokyo.
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Commands and requests
むり に みせ を つがないで ください。
Please don't take over the shop against your will.
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Passive and causative
この あじ は さんだい に わたって つがれて きた。
This flavour has been passed down through three generations.
Good to know
- The same sound つぐ is to pour: ビール を つぐ.
Where you hear つぐ
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 1
- やど を つぐ じゅんび を して る。 I'm preparing to take over the inn.
- ともだち が ちち の みせ を ついだ。 A friend took over his father's shop.
- いつか、 ばあちゃん から この やど を つぐ。 Someday I'll take over this inn from Grandma.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- にほん で は、 むすこ が やど を つぐ こと が おおい。 In Japan, it's often the son who takes over the inn.
- わたし は ちち から やど を つぎました。 I took over the inn from my father.
- らいねん、 はなや を つぐ。 Next year, I'll take over the Hanaya.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).