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勤める

to work

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Conjugation of 勤める

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
勤める
tsutomeru
I work
Present informal negative tense
勤めない
tsutomenai
I don't work
Present formal tense
勤めます
tsutomemasu
I work
Present formal negative tense
勤めません
tsen
I do not work
私/俺
Past informal tense
勤めた
tsutometa
I worked
Past informal negative tense
勤めなかった
tsutomenakatta
I didn't work
Past formal tense
勤めました
tshita
I work
Past formal negative tense
勤めませんでした
tsen deshita
I did not work
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
勤めよ
tsutomeyo
work
Imperative negative mood
勤めるな
tsutomeru na
don't work
Imperative formal mood
勤めてください
tsutomete kudasai
please work
Imperative formal negative mood
勤めないでください
tsutomenai dekudasai
please do not work
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
勤めて
tsutomete
work
Passive stem
勤められる
tsutomerareru
worked
Hypothetical tense
勤めれ
tsutomere
if I worked
Hypothetical conditional stem
勤めれば
tsutomereba
worked
私/俺
Volitional stem
勤めよう
tsutomeyō
will work
Potential stem
勤められる
tsutomerareru
worked
Continuative stem
勤め
tsutome
working
Causative stem
勤めさせる
tsutomesaseru
allow to work
私/俺
Imperfective stem
勤め
tsutome
work

Examples of 勤める

二人の王の優れた警護として 勤めた -- 一人は、悪人で 一人は酔っ払い

You've served as a glorified bodyguard for two kings-- one a madman, the other a drunk.

勤めて 何年に？

How long have you worked there?