つながる・繋がる・繫がる・接続るtsunagaru[0]heiban (flat)
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- godan verb, intransitive verbto be tied together; to be connected to; to be linked to
- godan verb, intransitive verbto lead to; to be related to
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be related (by blood)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | つながる |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | つながります |
| Negative (nai) | つながらない |
| polite (masen) | つながりません |
| classical zu / nu | つながらず・つながらぬ |
| Past (ta) | つながった |
| polite (mashita) | つながりました |
| Past negative (nakatta) | つながらなかった |
| polite (masen deshita) | つながりませんでした |
| Te form | つながって |
| Potential | つながれる |
| Passive | つながられる |
| Causative | つながらせる |
| Causative passive | つながらせられる・つながらされる |
| Conditional (ba) | つながれば |
| tara | つながったら |
| Volitional | つながろう |
| polite (mashou) | つながりましょう |
| Imperative | つながれ |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
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- Related関係かんけいNeutralA noun for a relationship or connection, as in 「関係がある」; static in feel. 「繋がる」 is a verb that stresses the act of connecting or leading to something.
- Related関連かんれんWrittenBeing related or connected, as in 「関連記事」; leans toward the written register.
- AntonymきれるNeutralMeans to break or be cut off, as in 「電話が切れる」; the direct opposite of 「繋がる」.
- Antonym離れるはなれるNeutralMeans to separate or move apart; the opposite of 「繋がる」.
Use 「繋がる」 for things being connected, phones or networks getting through, or leading to a result, as in 「電話が繋がる」 and 「成功に繋がる」. For the noun idea of a relationship, use 「関係」 or 「関連」; the opposites are 「切れる」 and 「離れる」.
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