〜続ける
JLPT N4:keep doing
Says an action goes on without stopping: "keep doing", "continue to…".
How to form it
Examples
彼は最後まで走り続けた。
He kept running to the end.
雨が一日中降り続けました。
It rained all day long.
Notes
- 〜ている describes what is happening at one moment; 〜続ける stresses that it went on and on.
Common mistakes
- Using the dictionary form. Say 走り続ける, not 走る続ける.
Similar meaning
- 〜ていくgo on / go (doing)
〜ていく: carry on from now into the future.