Japanese word

つなげる

Pronunciation

Romajitsunageru

Meaning

  • verbconnect

Example

人と人をつなげます。hito to hito o tsu na ge ma su

I connect people.

Illustration for つなげる (connect)

More examples

このケーブルで二台の機器をつなげます。ko no kē bu ru de ni dai no ki ki o tsu na ge ma su

I connect the two devices with this cable.

Core concept

Expresses creating a link that lets separate things form one continuous whole.

Common phrases

  • 点と点をつなげるten to ten o tsu na ge ru

    connect the dots

  • 機器をネットワークにつなげるki ki o ne tto wā ku ni tsu na ge ru

    connect a device to a network

  • 人と人をつなげるhito to hito o tsu na ge ru

    connect people

Similar words

結ぶmusubu: To join separate things or form a link between people, places, or ideas.
接続するsetsuzokusuru: To connect equipment or parts in a technical system.
連結するrenketsusuru: To join separate sections into one extended structure or sequence.
つなぐtsunagu: To bring separate things into a direct connection.

Definition in Japanese

離れている二つ以上の物事を結び付けて一続きにする。hana re te i ru futa tsu i jō no mono goto o musu bi tsu ke te hito tsuzu ki ni su ru

Word origin

The native Japanese verb つなげる (tsunageru) is derived from つなぐ (tsunagu), meaning "to link" or "to join," and keeps its basic sense of making separate things continuous.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, つなげる (tsunageru) can link physical objects, people, ideas, or events, with the connected elements understood from context.

Opposites

  • 切り離すkirihanasudisconnectverb
  • 分離するbunrisuruseparateverb

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