godan verb (v5k, vi) · N5
働くhataraku
to work
- to labor
- to labour
- to function
Remember it
Connect the sound to "hat rack". Picture a hat rack clocking in for work in a scene for "to work" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 働く | 働いた | 働かない | 働かなかった |
Formal -masu base | 働きます | 働きました | 働きません | 働きませんでした |
te-form
働いて
connector — “… and then”
Godan verb — the final kana shifts depending on the form.
Learning status
learning
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