～続ける
Keep doing something
You'll be able to say that an action continues without stopping or carries on over time.
蓮は本を読み続けています。
ren wa hon o yomitsuzukete imasu.
What do you think this sentence means?
Ren keeps reading his book.
Keep an action going
～続ける says an action continues rather than stopping. It highlights duration or persistence, not merely repeating an action on separate occasions.
一時間歩き続けました。
ichijikan arukitsuzukemashita.
I kept walking for an hour.
Form and use ～続ける
Remove ます and add 続ける. Use 続けています for an ongoing continuation and 続けました for a past stretch of activity.
一時間歩き続けました。
ichijikan arukitsuzukemashita.
I kept walking for an hour.
雨が降り続けています。
ame ga furitsuzukete imasu.
The rain keeps falling.
父は三十年同じ会社で働き続けています。
chichi wa sanjuunen onaji kaisha de hatarakitsuzukete imasu.
My father has kept working at the same company for thirty years.
一日中パソコンを使い続けたので、目が痛いです。
ichinichijuu pasokon o tsukaitsuzuketa node, me ga itai desu.
I kept using my computer all day, so my eyes hurt.
赤ちゃんが朝まで泣き続けました。
akachan ga asa made nakitsuzukemashita.
The baby kept crying until morning.
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