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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. 1.

        to work, to labor, to labour

      2. 2.

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

      3. 3.

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

      4. 4.

        to be conjugated

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    働く 【はたらく】

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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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