勤める
つとめる
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in); to serve (as)
JLPT N5 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)- to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of)
- to conduct a religious service
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 勤めるつとめる | 勤めますつとめます |
| Negative | 勤めないつとめない | 勤めませんつとめません |
| Past | 勤めたつとめた | 勤めましたつとめました |
| Past negative | 勤めなかったつとめなかった | 勤めませんでしたつとめませんでした |
| Te-form | 勤めてつとめて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 勤められるつとめられる |
| Passive | 勤められるつとめられる |
| Causative | 勤めさせるつとめさせる |
| Volitional | 勤めようつとめよう |
| Imperative | 勤めろつとめろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 勤めればつとめれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 勤めたらつとめたら |
Example sentences
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My father works for a bank.
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She continued her job in the bank.
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I work for a shipping company.
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She works in a bank.
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He works in the university.
More examples (10)
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He works for an advertising agency.
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I work for an oil company.
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My father works for a bank.
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My father works for a power company.
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She is employed in a trading company.
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He served as the pilot of the ship.
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My father serves in the Foreign Ministry.
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I'm working for a trading firm.
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My brother will start working at a bank next year.
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She has been with a publishing company for two years.