MARCH 2021 (VOL.161)
Hataraku 働く
Hataraku menas “to work.”
Yumi
Nanji made hataraita no?
What time did you work until?
Kayo
Ju-ji made hataraiteita yo.
I was working until 10 o’clock.
Yumi
Eh! Hataraki-sugi janai?
Don’t you work too much?
Kayo
Soukana? Hataraku noga suki nano.
I do? I like to work.
Yumi
Issho ni hatarakitai na.
I want to work together.
Kayo
Gakkou sotsugyo sitara ne.
Yes! After you graduate from school.
| work | work (polite) | worked | worked(polite) | is working | was working | can work | want to work | let’s work | |
| positive | Hataraku | Hatarakimasu | Hataraita | Hataraki mashita | Hararaite iru | Hataraite ita | Hatarakeru | Hatarakitai | Hatarakou |
| negative | Hatarakanai | Hatarakimasen | Hatarakanakatta | Hataraki masendeshita | Hataraite inai | Htaraite inakatta | hatarakitakunai | – |
Watashi wa ma-ketto de hataraite iru.
I am working at the market.
The old man is not working.
Kyo wa hatarakitakunai.
I don’t want to work today.
I’m tired. I cannot work anymore.
I work for 24 hours.
I did not work all day today.
Please work!
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