働く

はたらく

to work

N5Godan (U-verb / Group 1)intransitive

To work at a job or labor. A godan verb in the く row essential for work-life conversations.

Complete Conjugation of 働く

Dictionary (辞書形)

Base form found in dictionaries

働く

Polite (ます形)

Standard polite form

働きます

Negative (ない形)

Casual negative

働かない

Past (た形)

Past tense, casual

働いた

Te-form (て形)

Connecting form — requests, progressive

働いて

Potential (可能形)

Ability — 'can do'

働ける

Volitional (意向形)

Intention — 'let's do'

働こう

Passive (受身形)

Action done to the subject

働かれる

Causative (使役形)

Make/let someone do

働かせる

Conditional (仮定形)

If / when condition

働けば

Imperative (命令形)

Direct command (casual/rough)

働け

Example Sentences

銀行で働いています。

ぎんこうではたらいています。

I work at a bank.

毎日八時間働きます。

まいにちはちじかんはたらきます。

I work 8 hours a day.

日本で働きたいです。

にほんではたらきたいです。

I want to work in Japan.

Usage Notes

〇〇で働く = work at [place]. 〇〇として働く = work as [role].

Related Verbs

休むto rest / to take off するto do

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