続行|ぞっこうzokkou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbcontinuation; continuance; going on; resuming
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 続行する（ぞっこうする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 続行します（ぞっこうします） |
| Negative (nai) | 続行しない（ぞっこうしない） |
| polite (masen) | 続行しません（ぞっこうしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 続行せず・続行せぬ（ぞっこうせず・ぞっこうせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 続行した（ぞっこうした） |
| polite (mashita) | 続行しました（ぞっこうしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 続行しなかった（ぞっこうしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 続行しませんでした（ぞっこうしませんでした） |
| Te form | 続行して（ぞっこうして） |
| Potential | 続行できる（ぞっこうできる） |
| Passive | 続行される（ぞっこうされる） |
| Causative | 続行させる（ぞっこうさせる） |
| Causative passive | 続行させられる（ぞっこうさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 続行すれば（ぞっこうすれば） |
| tara | 続行したら（ぞっこうしたら） |
| Volitional | 続行しよう（ぞっこうしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 続行しましょう（ぞっこうしましょう） |
| Imperative | 続行しろ（ぞっこうしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym継続けいぞくNeutralCarries on a previous state or activity as is. 「続行」 is narrower: a match or work proceeding, or being resumed after a pause.
- Synonymし続けるしつづけるNeutralFormed from 「する」 plus 「続ける」; keep on doing, as in 「勉強し続ける」. 「続行」 is the more written choice.
- Related持続じぞくNeutralAbout a state or action being kept up over a long time, stressing duration. 「続行」 is about carrying on something already begun.
- Related続けるつづけるNeutralThe everyday word for continuing; attaches to a verb stem. 「続行」 is more written and typically said of activities or work going ahead.
- Related続開ぞっかいWrittenWritten word for holding a suspended meeting etc. again, stressing the resumption. 「続行」 can also mean simply going on without interruption.
- Related連続れんぞくNeutralThings occurring one after another or continuing unbroken; stresses being linked in sequence. 「続行」 is about an activity already under way going ahead.
- Relatedぶっ通しぶっとおしCasualColloquial: doing something nonstop in one stretch, with no rest the whole way. 「続行」 only says the activity goes on, possibly resuming after a break.
- Relatedぶっ続けぶっつづけCasualColloquial, close to 「ぶっ通し」: continuing without a break. 「続行」 does not stress that there was no rest throughout.
- Antonym中止ちゅうしNeutralStopping partway or calling off a planned event. It is the opposite of 「続行」 in the sense of putting an end to something already started.
- Antonym中断ちゅうだんNeutralAn ongoing thing coming to a halt midway, whether deliberately or by force. Opposite of 「続行」, which has it going ahead.
- Antonym停止ていしNeutralMovement or activity coming to a stop; also a temporary suspension or ban. Opposite of 「続行」 in the sense of an activity ceasing.
Use 「続行」 for a match, work or other activity going ahead or being resumed after a pause; it is the more written term. For states or activities continuing generally use 「継続」, for lasting long 「持続」, and in everyday speech 「続ける」/「し続ける」. 「続開」 resumes a suspended meeting; 「ぶっ通し」/「ぶっ続け」 stress going nonstop; 「連続」 is an unbroken series. Opposites: 「中止」, 「中断」, 「停止」.
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