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N5 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

(はたら)to work, to labor, to labour

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to work, to labor, to labour

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

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

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to be conjugated

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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 black company.'

      • N5

      (むかし)一日(いちにち)に10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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