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N5 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

(はたら)to work, to labor, to labour

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    1. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      1.

      to work, to labor, to labour

    2. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      2.

      to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play

    3. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      3.

      to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practise, to practice

    4. う-verb (く), Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be conjugated

      Linguistics

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    働く 【はたらく】

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    Examples

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      遊園地(ゆうえんち)(はたら)

      I work at an amusement park.

      • N5

      (かね)のために(はたら)きます。

      I work for money.

      • N5

      あなたはどの会社(かいしゃ)(はたら)いていますか?

      Which company do you work for?

      • N5

      (おや)子供(こども)に:「ブラック企業(きぎょう)では(はたら)な。」

      Parent to a child: 'Do not work at a toxic company.'

      • N5

      (むかし)一日(いちにち)10(じゅう)時間(じかん)(はたら)いていました。

      I used to work 10 hours a day.

      • N4
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