続ける
続ける
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tsuzukeruSecondary Verb
Yuzuo Chan
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11.06.2025
Meaning
To keep doing an action, or to continue doing it without stopping, often for a long time or repeatedly.
Conjugation
(A)Vます-stem + 続ける
Examples
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足が痛かったが、ゴールまで走り続けた。
毎日練習し続ければ、きっと上手になりますよ。
この道をまっすぐ歩き続けたら、駅に着きます。
みんなおなかがすいていて、黙って食べ続けた。
彼女は話し続けていたが、私にはよく聞こえなかった。
私は十年間、同じ会社で働き続けています。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.title
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 食べて続けた
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 食べ続けた
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: 続ける attaches to the ます-stem (食べ), not the て-form.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 走り続けるました
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 走り続けました
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: Only 続ける is conjugated. The first verb stays in the ます-stem (走り), and 続ける takes ます, ない, た and so on.
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.wrong: 毎日日記を書くを続けています。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.correct: 毎日日記を書き続けています。/ 毎日日記を書くことを続けています。
grammarDetailPage.commonMistakes.why: A dictionary-form verb cannot be directly followed by 続ける. Use the ます-stem, or nominalize the verb with こと and add を.
Key points
Attach 続ける to the ます-stem of an action verb that can last or be repeated (走り続ける, 食べ続ける). It suggests the subject keeps going, often persistently or despite difficulty, while ~ている simply describes an ongoing state or action. It is usually not used to describe a single instantaneous event such as 死ぬ or 着く, unless repetition or an ongoing context makes 続ける meaningful. For a non-volitional subject, 続く or V続く is also used, as in 雨が降り続く.
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