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N2 Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
継ぐto succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
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Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
1.
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.), to inherit, to take over, to follow
Godan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
2.
to patch (clothes), to mend, to repair
Only applies to 継ぐGodan verb with 'gu' ending, Transitive verb
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)
Only applies to 継ぐ
All Forms
継ぐ 【つぐ】、嗣ぐ 【つぐ】、続ぐ 【つぐ】、襲ぐ 【つぐ】
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長男が家業を継ぐつもりです。
The eldest son intends to take over the family business.
王位を継ぐのは、王様の長男だろう。
The one to inherit the throne will probably be the king's eldest son.
母が糸と針で靴下の穴を継いでくれました。
My mother patched the hole in my socks with thread and needle for me.
果たして二代目は世代の意志を継ぐ事が出来るのでしょうか?
Can the second generation really take over the will of this generation?
水泳のコーチの教えを元に息を継ぐ回数を減らしたらタイムが縮まりました。
Based on the instructions of the swimming coach, when I reduced the number of successive breaths I was gathering, my time decreased.
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