雇う
やとう
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.)
JLPT N3 Common word Intermediate Japanese L8
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to employ; to hire; to take on- to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 雇うやとう | 雇いますやといます |
| Negative | 雇わないやとわない | 雇いませんやといません |
| Past | 雇ったやとった | 雇いましたやといました |
| Past negative | 雇わなかったやとわなかった | 雇いませんでしたやといませんでした |
| Te-form | 雇ってやとって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 雇えるやとえる |
| Passive | 雇われるやとわれる |
| Causative | 雇わせるやとわせる |
| Volitional | 雇おうやとおう |
| Imperative | 雇えやとえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 雇えばやとえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 雇ったらやとったら |
Example sentences
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If you are honest, I will hire you.
トムは弁護士を雇った。
Tom hired a lawyer.
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He engaged a new secretary.
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He employs a maid.
トムは私立探偵を雇った。
Tom hired a private detective.
More examples (10)
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We hired Tom yesterday.
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We will employ a man who can speak English.
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She hired him.
ここで雇ってもらってるの？
Are you employed here?
私を雇ってくれてありがと。
Thanks for hiring me.
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He engaged her as an interpreter.
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He employed a new maid.
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He has employed ten workers.
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As he was an honest man, I employed him.
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We employed her as an assistant.