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働く

to work at a job

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Conjugation of 働く

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: carry out function, function, operate, decline, labour, inflect, work properly, commit a crime, perpetrate, come into play, conjugate
私/俺
Present informal tense
働く
hataraku
I work at a job
Present informal negative tense
働かない
hatarakanai
I don't work at a job
Present formal tense
働きます
hatarakimasu
I work at a job
Present formal negative tense
働きません
hatarakimasen
I do not work at a job
私/俺
Past informal tense
働いた
hataraita
I worked at a job
Past informal negative tense
働かなかった
hatarakanakatta
I didn't work at a job
Past formal tense
働きました
hatarakimashita
I work at a job
Past formal negative tense
働きませんでした
hatarakimasen deshita
I did not work at a job
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
働け
hatarake
work at a job
Imperative negative mood
働くな
hataraku na
don't work at a job
Imperative formal mood
働いてください
hataraite kudasai
please work at a job
Imperative formal negative mood
働かないでください
hatarakanai dekudasai
please do not work at a job
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
働いて
hataraite
work at a job
Passive stem
働かれる
hatarakareru
worked at a job
Hypothetical tense
働け
hatarake
if I worked at a job
Hypothetical conditional stem
働けば
hatarakeba
worked at a job
私/俺
Volitional stem
働こう
hatarakō
will work at a job
Potential stem
働ける
hatarakeru
worked at a job
Continuative stem
働き
hataraki
working at a job
Causative stem
働かせる
hatarakaseru
allow to work at a job
私/俺
Imperfective stem
働か
hataraka
work at a job

Examples of 働く

働く？

What's that?

大衆が、銀行に借金を返済するために、働く。 現代版の農奴生と言えるしょう。

It has created a modern form of serfdom, where the mass of society is now working, to pay off their debt to the banks

働きます 雇っていただけますか？

Work, sir. Perhaps you'll hire me.

日曜日でも、働きます。

I work even on Sunday.

一生懸命、働いた

We worked hard.

２億ドル以上の価値ある美術品の盗みを 働いた そして　突然に理由も無く活動を停止した

For 10 years, the Tornado terrorized Europe, stealing over a quarter of a billion dollars worth of artifacts.

"その上 君を無事帰すため 皆 働いた"

Besides, everybody here is working to get you down safely.

働いて、酒におぼれ、 サカリがついてる ここで起きたことは 私が決める

It's just a bunch of dirty miners working, drinking and whoring.

また一生懸命 働いて エンジンを買うなりしたらいいだろう

Now, you probably gonna have to work like hell to pay this thing off but l don't want you to worry about that till you finish that engine up.

米国の核開発計画のために 働いて...

HE HAD A GREAT JOB WORKING FOR THE U.S. NUCLEAR PROGRAM...

働いて 食べて 眠って・・・

Work, eat, sleep...

また一生懸命 働いて

Probably won't be needing any in the near future.

「だったら、働け」

Yes, I do.

与えられるのは 数字とハンマー そして“働け！” 生意気だと舌を切られる 出血はさせない

Now when you get there, they gonna take away your name, give you a number, and a sledgehammer, and say “get to work”.

働け

Let's go, y'all.

そこでは 名前なんて無い 与えられるのは 数字とハンマー そして"働け！"

Now when you get there, they gonna take away your name, give you a number, and a sledgehammer, and say "get to work".

いや　働ける 問題ない

No, no, no. I'm good, man. I can work.

センサという組織に、 交通アドバイザーとして、 働き、その組織はプライベート組織で、

Listed as the logistician in the executive profile for SENSA, a privately funded think tank with offices in D.C,

もし誰かが乱暴を はたらき 背骨を動かそうと 決心したら？

What if someone does something irksome and I decide to remove his spine?