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勤つとめる

Kana つとめる Romaji tsutomeru

JLPT N5 Common word

Definitions

01ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to serve (as)

02ichidan verb · transitive · intransitive

to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to serve out (e.g. an apprenticeship)

Examples

彼は広告会社に勤めている。

He works for an advertising agency.

Tatoeba #107366

彼は10年の刑期を務めた。

He served a ten-year prison term.

Tatoeba #115304

父は銀行に勤めています。

My father works for a bank.

Tatoeba #84602

Source

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