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Conjugation of Japanese verb 働く - work - hataraku

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    はたら
    hatara

    Meaning

    work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働く

    Reading

    はたらく
    hataraku

    Meaning

    to work / does work / will work

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    働かない

    Reading

    はたらかない
    hatarakanai

    Meaning

    to not work / does not work / will not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働きます

    Reading

    はたらきます
    hatarakimasu

    Meaning

    to work / does work / will work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働きません

    Reading

    はたらきません
    hatarakimasen

    Meaning

    to not work / does not work / will not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働いた

    Reading

    はたらいた
    hataraita

    Meaning

    did work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かなかった

    Reading

    はたらかなかった
    hatarakanakatta

    Meaning

    did not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働きました

    Reading

    はたらきました
    hatarakimashita

    Meaning

    did work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働きませんでした

    Reading

    はたらきませんでした
    hatarakimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働いて

    Reading

    はたらいて
    hataraite

    Meaning

    work, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    働かないで

    Reading

    はたらかないで
    hatarakanaide

    Meaning

    not work, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    働かなくて

    Reading

    はたらかなくて
    hatarakanakute

    Meaning

    not work, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働きまして

    Reading

    はたらきまして
    hatarakimashite

    Meaning

    work, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働きませんで

    Reading

    はたらきませんで
    hatarakimasende

    Meaning

    not work, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    働け

    Reading

    はたらけ
    hatarake

    Meaning

    work!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    働くな

    Reading

    はたらくな
    hatarakuna

    Meaning

    do not work!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働きなさい

    Reading

    はたらきなさい
    hatarakinasai

    Meaning

    work!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働きなさるな

    Reading

    はたらきなさるな
    hatarakinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not work!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    働いてください

    Reading

    はたらいてください
    hataraitekudasai

    Meaning

    please work

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お働きください

    Reading

    おはたらきください
    ohatarakikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働かないでください

    Reading

    はたらかないでください
    hatarakanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not work

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お働きなさいませ

    Reading

    おはたらきなさいませ
    ohatarakinasaimase

    Meaning

    please work

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お働きなさいますな

    Reading

    おはたらきなさいますな
    ohatarakinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働いている

    Reading

    はたらいている
    hataraiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing work / is work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働いています

    Reading

    はたらいています
    hataraiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing work / is work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働いていません

    Reading

    はたらいていません
    hataraiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing work / is not work(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働いていた

    Reading

    はたらいていた
    hataraiteita

    Meaning

    was doing work / was work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働いていました

    Reading

    はたらいていました
    hataraiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing work / was work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働いていませんでした

    Reading

    はたらいていませんでした
    hataraiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing work / was not work(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働こう

    Reading

    はたらこう
    hatarakou

    Meaning

    let's work / will work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働くまい

    Reading

    はたらくまい
    hatarakumai

    Meaning

    let's not work / will not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働きましょう

    Reading

    はたらきましょう
    hatarakimashou

    Meaning

    let's work / will work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働きますまい

    Reading

    はたらきますまい
    hatarakimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not work / will not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働くだろう

    Reading

    はたらくだろう
    hatarakudarou

    Meaning

    will probably work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かないだろう

    Reading

    はたらかないだろう
    hatarakanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働くでしょう

    Reading

    はたらくでしょう
    hatarakudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働かないでしょう

    Reading

    はたらかないでしょう
    hatarakanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働いただろう

    Reading

    はたらいただろう
    hataraitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かなかっただろう

    Reading

    はたらかなかっただろう
    hatarakanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働いたでしょう

    Reading

    はたらいたでしょう
    hataraitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働かなかったでしょう

    Reading

    はたらかなかったでしょう
    hatarakanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働けば

    Reading

    はたらけば
    hatarakeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かなければ

    Reading

    はたらかなければ
    hatarakanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働いたら

    Reading

    はたらいたら
    hataraitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かなかったら

    Reading

    はたらかなかったら
    hatarakanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働きましたら

    Reading

    はたらきましたら
    hatarakimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働きませんでしたら

    Reading

    はたらきませんでしたら
    hatarakimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働ける

    Reading

    はたらける
    hatarakeru

    Meaning

    can work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働けない

    Reading

    はたらけない
    hatarakenai

    Meaning

    cannot work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働けます

    Reading

    はたらけます
    hatarakemasu

    Meaning

    can work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働けません

    Reading

    はたらけません
    hatarakemasen

    Meaning

    cannot work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働かせる

    Reading

    はたらかせる
    hatarakaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かせない

    Reading

    はたらかせない
    hatarakasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働かせます

    Reading

    はたらかせます
    hatarakasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働かせません

    Reading

    はたらかせません
    hatarakasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働かれる

    Reading

    はたらかれる
    hatarakareru

    Meaning

    be work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かれない

    Reading

    はたらかれない
    hatarakarenai

    Meaning

    not be work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働かれます

    Reading

    はたらかれます
    hatarakaremasu

    Meaning

    be work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働かれません

    Reading

    はたらかれません
    hatarakaremasen

    Meaning

    not be work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    働いたり

    Reading

    はたらいたり
    hataraitari

    Meaning

    did things like work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    働かなかったり

    Reading

    はたらかなかったり
    hatarakanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    働きましたり

    Reading

    はたらきましたり
    hatarakimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    働きませんでしたり

    Reading

    はたらきませんでしたり
    hatarakimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like work

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    働きたい

    Reading

    はたらたい
    hataratai

    Meaning

    want to work

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    働きたくない

    Reading

    はたらたくない
    hataratakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to work

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    働きたかった

    Reading

    はたらたかった
    hataratakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to work

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    働きたくなかった

    Reading

    はたらたくなかった
    hataratakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to work

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    働きたくて

    Reading

    はたらたくて
    hataratakute

    Meaning

    want to work, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    働きたくなくて

    Reading

    はたらたくなくて
    hataratakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to work, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    働きたく

    Reading

    はたらたく
    hatarataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to work

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    働きたければ

    Reading

    はたらたければ
    hataratakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to work

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    働きたくなければ

    Reading

    はたらたくなければ
    hataratakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to work

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    働きたかったら

    Reading

    はたらたかったら
    hataratakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to work

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    働きたくなかったら

    Reading

    はたらたくなかったら
    hataratakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to work

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    働きたさ

    Reading

    はたらたさ
    hataratasa

    Meaning

    the desire to work

Word Detail

    word

    働く

    Meaning

    Work

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Work

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