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N3 う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

(つな)to tie, to fasten, to connect, to transfer (phone call)

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    1. う-verb (ぐ), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to connect, to link together

        Usually written using kana alone
      2. 2.

        to tie, to fasten, to restrain

        Usually written using kana alone
      3. 3.

        to maintain, to preserve, to keep

        Usually written using kana alone
      4. 4.

        to transfer (phone call), to put a person through

        Usually written using kana alone
      5. 5.

        to hedge, to buy or sell forward

        Usually written using kana alone

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    繋ぐ 【つなぐ】

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    Examples

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    • 恋人(こいびと)()(つな)までに()ヶ月(かげつ)()かりました。

      It took me two months to hold hands with my girlfriend.

      • N3
    • 人混(ひとご)みの(なか)では子供(こども)たちと()(つな)ようにしている。

      I try to hold hands with my children in crowds.

      • N3
    • (あま)っている(ぬの)(つな)いで(いもうと)(おお)きなバッグを(つく)ってあげました。

      I made a big bag for my sister by connecting together extra fabric.

      • N3
    • (あたら)しく購入(こうにゅう)したスマホを(いえ)のWi-Fiに(つな)のに予想(よそう)以上(いじょう)時間(じかん)がかかった。

      It took longer than expected to connect my newly purchased smartphone to the Wi-Fi at home.

      • N3
    • (やま)遭難(そうなん)している(とき)(いのち)(つな)いでくれたのが(みず)であった(こと)()うまでもありません。

      Needless to say, it was the water that kept me connected to life when I was lost in the mountains.

      • N2
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