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Learn Japanese: hataraku - to work

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/hataraku

hataraku

Word

働はたらくhataraku

Meaning

to work

Part of speech

godan - group 1, intransitive, verb

Pronunciation

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Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of hataraku

Doing labor, a person moves a lot.

Usages of hataraku

朝あさ　から　晩ばん　まで　働はたらいて　います。asa kara ban made hataraite imasu.

(He) is working from morning till night.

何なん年ねん間かん　ここ　で　働はたらいて　います　か。nannenkan koko de hataraite imasu ka.

For how many years have you worked here?

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

田た中なかさん　の　伯お父じさん　は　私わたし　の　会かい社しゃ　で　働はたらいて　います。tanakasan no ozisan ha watasi no kaisya de hataraite imasu.

Mr. Tanaka's uncle works at my company.

彼かの女じょ　は　休やすみ　の　日ひ　まで　働はたらいて　います。kanozyo ha yasumi no hi made hataraite imasu.

She even works on her days off.

家か族ぞく　の　ため　に　働はたらきます。kazoku no tame ni hatarakimasu.

I work for the sake of my family.

都と会かい　で　働はたらいて　います。tokai de hataraite imasu.

(I) work in the city.

新あたらしい　部ぶ長ちょう　が　今こん月げつ　から　働はたらき　始はじめました。atarasii butyou ga kongetu kara hataraki hazimemasita.

The new department manager started working this month.

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