ichidan verb (v1, vt) · N5
勤めるtsutomeru
to work for someone
- to workfor
- to be employedat
- to servein
Remember it
Connect the sound to "suit to merit". Picture a suited worker earning a merit badge in a scene for "to work for someone" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
Forms
Non-past affirmative | Past affirmative | Non-past negative | Past negative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Informal plain form | 勤める | 勤めた | 勤めない | 勤めなかった |
Formal -masu base | 勤めます | 勤めました | 勤めません | 勤めませんでした |
te-form
勤めて
connector — “… and then”
Ichidan verb — drop る, add the ending. Same pattern every time.
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