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

   Synonyms: 繋げる, 結ぶ

   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

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-Fi(ワイファイ)に繋(つな)いでるのに

   waifai ni tsunaideru noni

   even though I'm connected to the Wi-Fi

5. to keep (hope etc.) going, to keep alive

   Synonyms: 維持, 持ち堪える

   命(いのち)を繋(つな)ぐ

   inochi o tsunagu

   to keep living, to survive

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

Related terms

• 繋(つな)がる (tsunagaru)
• 繋(つな)げる (tsunageru)