続く vs. 続ける: Use Them Confidently and Fluently

続つづく vs. 続つづける: Use Them Confidently and Fluently

What is the difference between “続つづく and 続つづける”? They have subtle differences. When you want to say “I want to continue doing ____” in Japanese, which is the correct sentence: 私わたしは___を続つづく or 私わたしは___を続つづける? After reading this, you would be answering this question. Let me introduce what their subtle differences are and how you correctly use them such as native speakers today!

続つづく(tsuduku) / 続つづける(tsudukeru)

Continue/Go on/ Keep / 持续/继续 / 연속/계속하다 / Tiếp tục/Kéo dài

Both “続つづく and 続つづける” mean “Continue and Go on” which have been used as the meaning of “If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing something and do not stop.” however, the basic way to use them is different, because “続つづく” is “an intransitive verb” and “続つづける” is “a transitive verb”, thus “___(something)は/が続つづく” and “___(someone)は/が___(something)を続つづける”. For instance, “暑あつい日ひが続つづく(The hot days continue)”, 沈黙ちんもくが続つづく(The silence continues.)”, “この状態じょうたいが続つづく(This situation continues.)”, 友情ゆうじょうが続つづく(a friendship will continue), etc. And (私わたしは)勉強べんきょうを続つづける(I continue studying), (私わたしは)仕事しごとを続つづける(I continue working.), (私わたしは)守まもり続つづける(I continue to protect.), etc.

Example

楽たのしいイベントが続つづくよ！ (I have a marathon of happy events.) (开心的活动将持续不停呦！) (즐거운 이벤트가 계속 되요!) (Những sự kiện hấp dẫn vẫn đang diễn ra đấy!)

沈黙ちんもくが続つづいたね。 (The silence continued.) (保持着沉默。) (침묵이 계속 되는데.) (Sự im lặng vẫn kéo dài nhỉ.)

長ながく続つづく気きがしないなー。 (I have a feeling that this won’t last long.) (我可不觉得会持续很久呢。) (오래 갈 생각이 안드는데?) (Tớ thấy không được lâu nữa đâu!)

東京とうきょうは２週間にしゅうかんも雨あめが続つづいています。 (It’s been raining for two weeks in Tokyo.) (东京居然两个星期都在下雨。) (도쿄는 2주 동안 비가 내리고 있습니다.) (Tokyo trời mưa liên tục hai tuần nay.)

続つづけるか迷まよってるの！ (I can’t decide whether to continue or not.) (我在纠结还能不能继续下去！) (계속할지 말지 고민중이야!) (Tớ đang phân vân không biết có nên tiếp tục không!)

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ゆかのおかげで日本語にほんごを勉強べんきょうし続つづけることができたよ！ (Thanks to you, I was able to continue practicing Japanese.) (多亏了由香我才能够继续学习日语哦！) (유카 덕분에 일본어 공부를 계속 할 수 있었어!) (Nhờ có Yuka mà tớ đã có thể tiếp tục việc học tiếng Nhật đấy!)