働(はたら)く

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

1. 1

   Godan verb with ku endingintransitive verb

   to work; to labor; to labour

   彼(かれ)は５時(じ)間(かん)以(い)上(じょう)もぶっ続(つづ)けで働(はたら)いた。

   • He worked more than five hours on end.

   Words:彼(かれ)は時(じ)間(かん)以(い)上(じょう)もぶっ続(つづ)けで働(はたら)く

   Verified

   彼(かの)女(じょ)はよく働(はたら)く。

   • She works hard.

   Words:彼(かの)女(じょ)はよく働(はたら)く

2. 2

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

   スイッチは時(じ)間(かん)通(どお)りに働(はたら)かなかった。

   • The switch didn't work on time.

   Words:スイッチは時(じ)間(かん)通(どお)りに働(はたら)く

   Verified

   その機(き)能(のう)は働(はたら)かなくなるだろう。

   • Its mechanism will cease to work.

   Words:その機(き)能(のう)は働(はたら)くだろう

3. 3

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

   彼(かれ)は盗(ぬす)みを働(はたら)いた。

   • He committed theft.

   Words:彼(かれ)盗(ぬす)み働(はたら)く

   Verified
4. 4

   to be conjugated

   linguistics

   この動(どう)詞(し)は五(ご)段(だん)に働(はたら)く。

   • This verb conjugates as a godan verb.

   Words:動(どう)詞(し)五(ご)段(だん)働(はたら)く

   Verified

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