複合動詞N4

〜つづける

to keep doing... / continue doing...

Structure

V-ます形(語幹)+ つづける

Explanation

Attached to the masu-stem of verbs, 〜つづける expresses the continuation of an action or state, "to keep doing..." (e.g., 働きつづける).

Examples

彼は一時間も話しつづけました。

He kept talking for a whole hour.

毎日運動をつづけています。

I keep exercising every day.

Note

〜つづける emphasizes uninterrupted continuation, the counterpart of 〜だす. Related to the independent verb 続ける.

Related Grammar

〜だす〜はじめる

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