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つながる
tsunagaru
Description
「つながる」は、二つのものが線や関係でむすばれることを言います。
"つながる" means that two things are connected by a line or a relationship.
電話やインターネットが通じるときにもよく使います。
It is also often used when a phone or the internet is connected.
Meanings
つながるtsunagaru
to be connected or linked together
この道は駅につながっています。
This road leads to the station.
つながるtsunagaru
to get through; to be connected by phone or internet
やっと電話がつながった。
I finally got through on the phone.
つながるtsunagaru
to lead to; to result in something
努力が成功につながる。
Effort leads to success.
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Notes
- Nuance
つながる is intransitive (something becomes connected); つなぐ is the transitive pair (to connect something).
- Etymology
from つなぐ, related to the noun つな (rope), evoking the idea of being tied together.
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