連ねる・列ねる|つらねるtsuraneru[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Which spelling to use
連ねるUse 連ねる(つらねる) as the usual written form for this entry; it is the most common of the two written forms.
列ねる列ねる(つらねる) is a less common written variant of 連ねる(つらねる); you may encounter it, but 連ねる(つらねる) is the better choice for learners.
Definitions
  1. ichidan verb, transitive verbto line up; to put in a row
  2. ichidan verb, transitive verbto add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list)
  3. ichidan verb, transitive verbto link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate
  4. ichidan verb, transitive verbto take along with; to bring with
Conjugation
Dictionary form連ねる(つらねる)
Polite (masu)連ねます(つらねます)
Negative (nai)連ねない(つらねない)
polite (masen)連ねません(つらねません)
classical zu / nu連ねず・連ねぬ(つらねず・つらねぬ)
Past (ta)連ねた(つらねた)
polite (mashita)連ねました(つらねました)
Past negative (nakatta)連ねなかった(つらねなかった)
polite (masen deshita)連ねませんでした(つらねませんでした)
Te form連ねて(つらねて)
Potential連ねられる(つらねられる)
Passive連ねられる(つらねられる)
Causative連ねさせる(つらねさせる)
Causative passive連ねさせられる(つらねさせられる)
Conditional (ba)連ねれば(つらねれば)
tara連ねたら(つらねたら)
Volitional連ねよう(つらねよう)
polite (mashou)連ねましょう(つらねましょう)
Imperative連ねろ(つらねろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Transitive / intransitive pair
transitive連ねるつらねる⇄intransitive連なるつらなる
山やまが連つらなる
山やまを連つらねる
連なる focuses on the event or resulting state, as in 山が連なる; 連ねる foregrounds the agent acting on something, as in 山を連ねる.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

Japanese definitions
  1. 一列かずなみに並ならべる。
  2. 団体だんたいの一員いちいんとして加くわわる。
  3. 次次つぎつぎと続つづける。
Kanji in this word

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