永続|えいぞくeizoku[0]heiban (flat)
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- suru verb, intransitive verb, no-adjectivepermanence; continuation
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 永続する(えいぞくする) |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 永続します(えいぞくします) |
| Negative (nai) | 永続しない(えいぞくしない) |
| polite (masen) | 永続しません(えいぞくしません) |
| classical zu / nu | 永続せず・永続せぬ(えいぞくせず・えいぞくせぬ) |
| Past (ta) | 永続した(えいぞくした) |
| polite (mashita) | 永続しました(えいぞくしました) |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 永続しなかった(えいぞくしなかった) |
| polite (masen deshita) | 永続しませんでした(えいぞくしませんでした) |
| Te form | 永続して(えいぞくして) |
| Potential | 永続できる(えいぞくできる) |
| Passive | 永続される(えいぞくされる) |
| Causative | 永続させる(えいぞくさせる) |
| Causative passive | 永続させられる(えいぞくさせられる) |
| Conditional (ba) | 永続すれば(えいぞくすれば) |
| tara | 永続したら(えいぞくしたら) |
| Volitional | 永続しよう(えいぞくしよう) |
| polite (mashou) | 永続しましょう(えいぞくしましょう) |
| Imperative | 永続しろ(えいぞくしろ) |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
- Related不滅ふめつNeutralStresses not perishing or disappearing, as in 「不滅の記録」; the nuance is that something never vanishes.
- Related不朽ふきゅうNeutralFor value that never fades, typically of works or fame, as in 「不朽の名作」; neutral in register.
- Related千古不磨せんこふまWrittenA four-character idiom meaning never to be worn away; written and solemn, used of legal codes and great achievements.
- Related永久性えいきゅうせいWrittenA written, academic-leaning noun for the quality of being permanent.
- Related永久不変えいきゅうふへんWrittenA four-character word for never changing; it stresses unchangingness where 「永続」 stresses continuance.
- Related永存えいそんWrittenMeans existing on forever; written in flavor and not often used.
- Related永続性えいぞくせいNeutralA neutral noun for the property of being able to last a long time.
- Related不磨ふまWrittenExtremely literary; means never wearing away and is mostly seen in the set phrase 「千古不磨」.
- AntonymひとときNeutralAn antonym: a moment or short while, set against the long continuance of 「永続」.
- Antonym一時いちじNeutralThe same word in another writing; a brief time, the opposite of 「永続」.
- Antonym短期たんきNeutralAn antonym: short-term, the opposite of lasting long as 「永続」 does.
Use 「永続」 for a state that lasts long, as in 「永続的な平和」. For immortal works or fame pick 「不朽」, for what never vanishes 「不滅」; name the property with 「永続性」 or the academic 「永久性」. 「千古不磨」「永久不変」「不磨」「永存」 are literary, formal-prose options, while 「ひと時」 and 「短期」 are the antonyms for brief spans.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only


