〜続けます
continue doing ~
Use this pattern to shape a complete, natural Japanese thought.
Remember it
Connect the meaning to its sound: say “〜続けます” aloud once.
Understand
Build the pattern
Sentence formula
How it works
「〜続けます」 means "continue doing ~". Structure: Verb stem + 続けます. This is a JLPT N4 pattern — the examples below slot different everyday and workplace words into the same structure so you can see how it behaves. Learn the structure, then swap in your own words.
When to use it
Read the example aloud, then replace one detail with something from your own life.
Tone: Polite
A safe choice for everyday conversations, shops, school, and the workplace.
Use
Hear it in real life
At school
Example 1注意を勉強し続けます。
ちゅうい を べんきょう しつづけます。
chuui o benkyou shitsuzukemasu.
I will continue studying attention.
At school
Example 2生活を勉強し続けます。
せいかつ を べんきょう しつづけます。
seikatsu o benkyou shitsuzukemasu.
I will continue studying daily life.
At school
Example 3事故を勉強し続けます。
じこ を べんきょう しつづけます。
jiko o benkyou shitsuzukemasu.
I will continue studying accident.
At school
Example 4匂いを勉強し続けます。
におい を べんきょう しつづけます。
nioi o benkyou shitsuzukemasu.
I will continue studying smell.
At school
Example 5規則を勉強し続けます。
きそく を べんきょう しつづけます。
kisoku o benkyou shitsuzukemasu.
I will continue studying rule.
Make it yours
Choose one example. Replace one person, place, object, or time with a detail from your life, then say the new sentence aloud.
Recall
Test your memory
Recall practice
Can you say it?
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Read the situation, look away from the answer, and say the Japanese aloud.
Your situation
I will continue studying attention.
The answer is hidden. Try to use 〜続けます.
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