働く

To work at a job or to function/operate.

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Other forms

働きます polite form

働いて te-form

働いた plain past

働かない plain negative

1 Verb (Godan)

To work (at a job)

Refers to the physical or mental act of engaging in labor or performing duties.

Example

銀行で働いています。

I work at a bank.

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2 Verb (Godan)

To function / To operate

Indicates that a faculty, mechanism, or abstract force is operating effectively to produce a result.

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働く

はたらく

To work at a job or to function/operate.

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