継ぐ

お兄さんは家を継ぎます。

My older brother will take over the house.

Simple present tense of 'tsugu'.

だれが継ぎますか？

Who will take it over?

Question form using 'dare' (who).

私は店を継ぎません。

I will not take over the shop.

Negative form 'tsugimasen'.

父の仕事を継ぎたいです。

I want to take over my father's job.

Desiderative form '-tai' (want to).

これを継いでください。

Please take this over.

Request form using 'te-form' + kudasai.

彼は跡を継いだ。

He followed in the footsteps (took over).

Past tense 'tsuida'.

家業を継ぐのは大変です。

Taking over the family business is hard.

Using 'no wa' to make the verb a subject.

妹が後を継ぎます。

My younger sister will follow after.

Using 'ato o' for succession.

彼は二十歳で父の跡を継ぎました。

He took over his father's position at age twenty.

Specifying age with 'de'.

だれもこの店を継ぐ人がいません。

There is no one to take over this shop.

Relative clause: 'tsugu hito' (person who takes over).

伝統的な技術を継いでいきたい。

I want to keep carrying on traditional techniques.

Using '-te ikitai' to show future continuation.

社長の後を継ぐのはだれですか？

Who is the one succeeding the president?

Noun phrase 'shachou no ato o tsugu no'.

彼は家業を継ぐために戻ってきた。

He came back in order to take over the family business.

Using 'tame ni' to show purpose.

兄が継がないので、私が継ぎます。

Since my brother won't take it over, I will.

Using 'node' for reason/cause.

おじいさんの畑を継ぐことにした。

I decided to take over my grandfather's field.

Using 'koto ni shita' to indicate a decision.

この名前を継ぐのは光栄です。

It is an honor to inherit this name.

Using 'no wa' with an adjective 'kouei' (honor).

長男として、彼は家を継ぐ義務があると感じている。

As the eldest son, he feels an obligation to take over the house.

Using 'toshite' (as) and 'gimu' (obligation).

彼は師匠の跡を継いで、立派な職人になった。

He followed in his master's footsteps and became a fine craftsman.

Connecting clauses with 'te-form'.

この古い旅館を継ぐ人が見つかってよかった。

I'm glad a person to take over this old inn was found.

Using 'te yokatta' to express relief.

彼女は親の遺志を継いで、医者になる道を選んだ。

Following her parents' dying wishes, she chose the path of becoming a doctor.

Using 'ishi' (wishes/will) as the object.

王位を継ぐ者は、多くの責任を負わなければならない。

The one who succeeds the throne must bear many responsibilities.

Using 'nakereba naranai' (must).

この町では、若者が家業を継ぐことが少なくなっている。

In this town, it's becoming rare for young people to take over family businesses.

Using 'koto ga sukunaku natte iru'.

彼は叔父の財産を継いだが、すぐに使い果たした。

He inherited his uncle's fortune but spent it all quickly.

Using 'ga' to show contrast.

伝統を継ぐことは、過去と未来を繋ぐことだ。

To inherit tradition is to connect the past and the future.

Nominalizing verbs with 'koto'.

その老舗の十代目を継ぐという重圧は、計り知れない。

The pressure of succeeding as the tenth generation of that long-established shop is immeasurable.

Using 'to iu' to define the noun 'juuatsu' (pressure).

彼は前任者の意志を継ぎつつ、新しい改革を進めた。

While carrying on the predecessor's intentions, he pushed forward with new reforms.

Using 'tsutsu' to show simultaneous actions.

壊れた器を金で継ぐ「金継ぎ」の美しさに感動した。

I was moved by the beauty of 'Kintsugi,' where broken vessels are joined with gold.

Using 'tsugu' in its physical sense of joining.

彼は誰にも跡を継がせず、一代で店を閉めるつもりだ。

He intends to close the shop in one generation, without letting anyone succeed him.

Causative negative form 'tsugasazu'.

次の世代に負の遺産を継がせてはならない。

We must not let the next generation inherit a negative legacy.

Causative form 'tsugasete' + 'wa naranai'.

彼は名門校の伝統を継ぐにふさわしい人物だ。

He is a person worthy of carrying on the tradition of the prestigious school.

Using 'ni fusawashii' (worthy of/appropriate for).

歴史の重みを継ぐ覚悟が、彼にはできていた。

He was prepared to inherit the weight of history.

Using 'kakugo ga dekite iru' (to be prepared/resolved).

創業者の精神を継ぎ、顧客第一の姿勢を貫く。

Succeeding the founder's spirit, we will maintain a customer-first attitude.

Using the stem form 'tsugi' as a conjunction (formal).

血脈を継ぐことだけが、一族の存続を意味するわけではない。

Simply inheriting the bloodline does not necessarily mean the survival of the clan.

Using 'wake dewa nai' for partial negation.

彼は先代の遺志を継ぐべく、あえて困難な道を選んだ。

In order to carry on the predecessor's wishes, he dared to choose a difficult path.

Using 'beku' (in order to/with the intention of).

文化の継承は、単に形式を継ぐことではなく、その魂を継ぐことである。

Cultural succession is not merely about inheriting forms, but about inheriting the soul.

Using 'de wa naku... koto de aru' for strong contrast.

彼は政治的な地盤を継ぐことで、若くして議席を獲得した。

By inheriting a political base, he secured a seat in parliament at a young age.

Using 'de' to indicate means/method.

伝統芸能の家元を継ぐという宿命を、彼は静かに受け入れた。

He quietly accepted the fate of succeeding as the head of a traditional performing arts school.

Using 'shukumei' (fate/destiny).

その理論は、かつての巨匠たちの研究を継ぐ形で発展してきた。

That theory has developed in a way that carries on the research of former masters.

Using 'tsugu katachi de' (in a way that succeeds).

彼は父の莫大な負債までも継がざるを得なかった。

He had no choice but to inherit even his father's enormous debts.

Using 'zaru o enakatta' (had no choice but to).

名を継ぐという行為には、個人のアイデンティティを捨てる側面もある。

The act of succeeding a name also has an aspect of discarding one's individual identity.

Using 'sakumen' (aspect/side).

万葉の歌心を現代に継ぐ試みが、各所で行われている。

Attempts to carry the poetic spirit of the Man'yoshu into the present day are being made in various places.

Using 'utagokoro' (poetic spirit).

彼は、近代建築の系譜を継ぐ異端の建築家として知られている。

He is known as an unorthodox architect who carries on the lineage of modern architecture.

Using 'keifu' (lineage/genealogy).

断絶の危機に瀕した伝統を、彼は独力で継ぐ決意を固めた。

He solidified his resolve to single-handedly carry on a tradition that was on the verge of extinction.

Using 'krisis ni hinshita' (on the verge of crisis).

物語のバトンを継ぐように、作家たちは互いに影響を与え合ってきた。

Like passing a baton in a story, writers have influenced each other across time.

Simile using 'youni' (like/as if).

王朝の血を継ぐ末裔としての矜持が、彼の言動に現れている。

His pride as a descendant inheriting royal blood is evident in his words and actions.

Using 'kyouji' (pride/dignity) and 'matsuei' (descendant).

師の教えを継ぐことは、単なる模倣ではなく、創造的な解釈を伴うべきだ。

Inheriting a teacher's lessons should not be mere imitation, but should involve creative interpretation.

Using 'tomonau' (to involve/accompany).

彼は敗者の無念を継ぎ、その汚名をそそぐために立ち上がった。

He took up the lingering resentment of the losers and rose to clear their name.

Using 'munen' (regret/resentment) and 'omei o sosogu' (clear one's name).

生命の連鎖を継ぐという根源的な営みに、私たちは参加している。

We are participating in the fundamental activity of carrying on the chain of life.

Using 'kongenteki' (fundamental/root).