継ぐ – Vocabulary details

継つぐ

Meanings

Verb (5-dan, ぐ, transitive)

1. to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to take over; to follow

兄あにが会かい社しゃを継ついだんです。My older brother took over the company.

2. to patch (clothes); to mend; to repair

3. to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with; to feed with; to follow up with (e.g. remarks); to gather (one's breath)

そして彼かれは言こと葉ばをこう継ついだ。And then he went on to say this.

4. to connect (stones)

usu. ツぐ

Alt. forms

Kanji used

継

inherit

Pitch accent

つ

ぐ

Conjugations...Used in: 3140

Used in vocabulary (16 in total)

受うけ継つぐ

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

引ひき継つぐ

to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over

言こと葉ばを継つぐ

to continue (to say)

13 more...

Examples (14 in total)

兄あにが会かい社しゃを継ついだんです。

My older brother took over the company.

兄あにの意い志しを継つぎたいんです。

I want to carry on my older brother's will.

実じっ家かは兄あに貴きが継ついでます。

My big brother took over our family home.

彼かれは王おう位いを継つぐだろう。

He will succeed to the throne.

トムは家か業ぎょうを継ついだ。

Tom inherited the family business.

彼かれは父ちちの仕し事ごとを継つぎたい。

He wants to take over his father's business.

うん、パパの事じ業ぎょうを継つぐんだ。

Yeah, I'm going to take over Dad's business.

エドワードが叔お父じの財ざい産さんを継ついだ。

Edward inherited his uncle's estate.

そして彼かれは言こと葉ばをこう継ついだ。

And then he went on to say this.

父ちちのカメラを継ついでいるのに、人ひとを写うつしていない。

Even though I have inherited my father's camera, I do not photograph people.

痛いたむ頭あたまをおさえつつ、あたしはことばを継つぐ。

Holding my aching head, I go on speaking.

わたしはそう言いったきり言こと葉ばが継つげなくなった。

After saying that, I couldn't go on.

初はじめはさ、家いえの仕し事ごとを継つぐ気きはさらさらなかったんだ。

At first, I had no intention of taking over the family business.

父ちちは第だい二に王おう子じで、その兄あにが王おうの座ざを継ついでいた。