Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI connect | ||
| NegativeI don’t connect |
JAPANESE VERB
つなぐ
to connect, to hold hands
- #380 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 connected | ||
| NegativeI didn’t connect |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formconnecting, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am connecting | ||
| Please (て ください)please connect |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can connect | ||
| NegativeI can’t connect |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to connect | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to connect |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s connect |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I connect
- If, when (たら) if I connect
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) connect (do it)
- Plain command connect!
- Please don’t please don’t connect
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am connected | ||
| CausativeI make someone connect |
How to use つなぐ
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
みち を わたる とき は、 て を つなぎます。
When we cross the street, we hold hands.
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Past
テレビ に ゲームき を つないだ。
I connected the game console to the TV.
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Te-form
いぬ は この はしら に つないで ください。
Please tie the dog to this post.
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Potential
この ケーブル で パソコン と つなげます か。
Can I connect it to the computer with this cable?
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Want to
ずっと かのじょ と て を つなぎたかった。
I'd wanted to hold her hand for ages.
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Volitional
こんで いる から、 て を つなごう。
It's crowded, so let's hold hands.
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Conditional
ここ に つなげば、 おと が でます。
If you plug it in here, you'll get sound.
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Commands and requests
はぐれない よう に、 ママ と て を つなぎなさい。
Hold Mummy's hand so you don't get separated.
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Passive and causative
でんわ を かけたら、 べつ の ひと に つながれた。
When I called, I was put through to the wrong person.
Good to know
- て を つなぐ is to hold hands; いぬ を つなぐ is to tie up a dog; ケーブル を つなぐ is to plug in a cable.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).