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働はたらく

Kana はたらく Romaji hataraku

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01godan verb · intransitive

to work; to labor; to labour

02godan verb · intransitive

to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play

03godan verb · intransitive

to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice

04godan verb · intransitive

linguistics

to be conjugated

Examples

彼は5時間以上もぶっ続けで働いた。

He worked more than five hours on end.

Tatoeba #115070

スイッチは時間通りに働かなかった。

The switch didn't work on time.

Tatoeba #215137

彼女はよく働く。

She works hard.

Tatoeba #91309

Source

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