生計を立てる
せいけいをたてる
to make a living
Meanings
Expression, Ichidan verb
to make a living
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 生計を立てるせいけいをたてる | 生計を立てますせいけいをたてます |
| Negative | 生計を立てないせいけいをたてない | 生計を立てませんせいけいをたてません |
| Past | 生計を立てたせいけいをたてた | 生計を立てましたせいけいをたてました |
| Past negative | 生計を立てなかったせいけいをたてなかった | 生計を立てませんでしたせいけいをたてませんでした |
| Te-form | 生計を立ててせいけいをたてて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 生計を立てられるせいけいをたてられる |
| Passive | 生計を立てられるせいけいをたてられる |
| Causative | 生計を立てさせるせいけいをたてさせる |
| Volitional | 生計を立てようせいけいをたてよう |
| Imperative | 生計を立てろせいけいをたてろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 生計を立てればせいけいをたてれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 生計を立てたらせいけいをたてたら |
Example sentences
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Work hard so that you may earn your living.
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They found it difficult to earn a living.
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He works hard to earn his living.
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She works hard to earn her living.
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He's never had to earn his own living.
More examples (4)
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Today you can't be content with just earning a living.
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You are old enough to make your own living.
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A job is not merely a means to earn a living.
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The two felt the pressing necessity of earning a livelihood.