繋ぐ

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
繋
つな
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
繫ぐ (kyūjitai)

From 綱(つな) (tsuna, “rope”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝna̠ɡɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "繋ぐ"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)		 繋ぐ つなぐ [tsùnágú]
Imperative (命令形) 繋げ つなげ [tsùnágé]
Key constructions
Passive 繋がれる つながれる [tsùnágárérú]
Causative 繋がせる つながせる [tsùnágásérú]
Potential 繋げる つなげる [tsùnágérú]
Volitional 繋ごう つなご​ー [tsùnágóꜜò]
Negative 繋がない つながない [tsùnágánáí]
Negative perfective 繋がなかった つながな​かった [tsùnágánáꜜkàttà]
Formal 繋ぎます つなぎま​す [tsùnágímáꜜsù]
Perfective 繋いだ つないだ [tsùnáídá]
Conjunctive 繋いで つないで [tsùnáídé]
Hypothetical conditional 繋げば つなげ​ば [tsùnágéꜜbà]

Verb

繋(つな)ぐ • (tsunagu) transitive godan (stem 繋(つな)ぎ (tsunagi), past 繋(つな)いだ (tsunaida))

Japanese verb pair
active 繋ぐ
mediopassive 繋がる
  1. to bind, to fasten, to tie
    馬(うま)を木(き)に繋(つな)ぐ
    uma o ki ni tsunagu
    to tie the horse on the tree
  2. to connect, to tie together, to join
    糸(いと)を繋(つな)ぐ
    ito o tsunagu
    to tie strings together
    中(ちゅう)国(ごく)と日(に)本(ほん)を繋(つな)ぐ架(か)け橋(はし)
    Chūgoku to Nihon o tsunagu kakehashi
    bridge that connects China and Japan
    Synonyms: 繋げる, 結ぶ
  3. (telecommunications) to put through, to connect (a phone call)
    電話(でんわ)を繋(つな)ぐ
    denwa o tsunagu
    to connect a phone call
  4. (computing) to connect (e.g. WiFi)
    Wi(ワイ)-Fi(ファイ)に繋(つな)いでるのに
    wai-fai ni tsunaideru noni
    even though I'm connected to the Wi-Fi
  5. to keep (hope etc.) to going, to keep alive
    命(いのち)を繋(つな)ぐ
    inochi o tsunagu
    to keep alive
    Synonyms: 維持, 持ち堪える
  6. to hold (hands)
    手(て)を繋(つな)いで歩(ある)こう
    te o tsunaide arukō
    let's walk hand in hand

Conjugation
Conjugation of "繋ぐ" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 繋が つなが tsunaga
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 繋ぎ つなぎ tsunagi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 繋ぐ つなぐ tsunagu
Rentaikei ("attributive") 繋ぐ つなぐ tsunagu
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 繋げ つなげ tsunage
Meireikei ("imperative") 繋げ つなげ tsunage
Key constructions
Passive 繋がれる つながれる tsunagareru
Causative 繋がせる
繋がす		 つながせる
つながす		 tsunagaseru
tsunagasu
Potential 繋げる つなげる tsunageru
Volitional 繋ごう つなごう tsunagō
Negative 繋がない つながない tsunaganai
Negative continuative 繋がず つながず tsunagazu
Formal 繋ぎます つなぎます tsunagimasu
Perfective 繋いだ つないだ tsunaida
Conjunctive 繋いで つないで tsunaide
Hypothetical conditional 繋げば つなげば tsunageba
Classical conjugation of "繋ぐ" (ガ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 繋がつながtunaga
Continuative (連用形) 繋ぎつなぎtunagi
Terminal (終止形) 繋ぐつなぐtunagu
Attributive (連体形) 繋ぐつなぐtunagu
Realis (已然形) 繋げつなげtunage
Imperative (命令形) 繋げつなげtunage
Key constructions
Negative 繋がずつながずtunagazu
Contrasting conjunction 繋げどつなげどtunagedo
Causal conjunction 繋げばつなげばtunageba
Conditional conjunction 繋がばつながばtunagaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 繋ぎきつなぎきtunagiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 繋ぎけりつなぎけりtunagikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 繋ぎつつなぎつtunagitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 繋ぎぬつなぎぬtunaginu
Perfect-continuative tense 繋げり
繋ぎたり		つなげり
つなぎたり		tunageri
tunagitari
Volitional 繋がむつながむtunagamu
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