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長引く

to drag on

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Conjugation of 長引く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: persist, last into
私/俺
Present informal tense
長引く
nagabiku
I drag on
Present informal negative tense
長引かない
nagabikanai
I don't drag on
Present formal tense
長引きます
nagabikimasu
I drag on
Present formal negative tense
長引きません
nagabikimasen
I do not drag on
私/俺
Past informal tense
長引いた
nagabiita
I dragged on
Past informal negative tense
長引かなかった
nagabikanakatta
I didn't drag on
Past formal tense
長引きました
nagabikimashita
I drag on
Past formal negative tense
長引きませんでした
nagabikimasen deshita
I did not drag on
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
長引け
nagabike
drag on
Imperative negative mood
長引くな
nagabiku na
don't drag on
Imperative formal mood
長引いてください
nagabiite kudasai
please drag on
Imperative formal negative mood
長引かないでください
nagabikanai dekudasai
please do not drag on
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
長引いて
nagabiite
drag on
Passive stem
長引かれる
nagabikareru
dragged on
Hypothetical tense
長引け
nagabike
if I dragged on
Hypothetical conditional stem
長引けば
nagabikeba
dragged on
私/俺
Volitional stem
長引こう
nagabikō
will drag on
Potential stem
長引ける
nagabikeru
dragged on
Continuative stem
長引き
nagabiki
dragging on
Causative stem
長引かせる
nagabikaseru
allow to drag on
私/俺
Imperfective stem
長引か
nagabika
drag on

Examples of 長引く

長引かない

Well, they'll go away.

長引けば また犠牲者が...

But the longer we wait, the more likely other innocent people will be killed.

長引けば モーガンがまた狙われる

If they're going tothis much trouble, They'll be coming after Ms. Morgan.