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Conjugation of Japanese verb 勤める - work - tsutomeru

ichidan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    勤め

    Reading

    つとめ
    tsutome

    Meaning

    work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤める

    Reading

    つとめる
    tsutomeru

    Meaning

    to work / does work / will work

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めない

    Reading

    つとめない
    tsutomenai

    Meaning

    to not work / does not work / will not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めます

    Reading

    つとめます
    tsutomemasu

    Meaning

    to work / does work / will work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めません

    Reading

    つとめません
    tsutomemasen

    Meaning

    to not work / does not work / will not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めた

    Reading

    つとめた
    tsutometa

    Meaning

    did work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めなかった

    Reading

    つとめなかった
    tsutomenakatta

    Meaning

    did not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めました

    Reading

    つとめました
    tsutomemashita

    Meaning

    did work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めませんでした

    Reading

    つとめませんでした
    tsutomemasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めて

    Reading

    つとめて
    tsutomete

    Meaning

    work, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    勤めないで

    Reading

    つとめないで
    tsutomenaide

    Meaning

    not work, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    勤めなくて

    Reading

    つとめなくて
    tsutomenakute

    Meaning

    not work, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めまして

    Reading

    つとめまして
    tsutomemashite

    Meaning

    work, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めませんで

    Reading

    つとめませんで
    tsutomemasende

    Meaning

    not work, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt I

    Conjugation

    勤めろ

    Reading

    つとめろ
    tsutomero

    Meaning

    work!

    Variant

    Abrupt II

    Conjugation

    勤めよ

    Reading

    つとめよ
    tsutomeyo

    Meaning

    work! (classical / literary)

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めるな

    Reading

    つとめるな
    tsutomeruna

    Meaning

    do not work!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めなさい

    Reading

    つとめなさい
    tsutomenasai

    Meaning

    work!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めなさるな

    Reading

    つとめなさるな
    tsutomenasaruna

    Meaning

    do not work!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    勤めてください

    Reading

    つとめてください
    tsutometekudasai

    Meaning

    please work

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お勤めください

    Reading

    おつとめください
    otsutomekudasai

    Meaning

    kindly work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めないでください

    Reading

    つとめないでください
    tsutomenaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not work

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お勤めなさいませ

    Reading

    おつとめなさいませ
    otsutomenasaimase

    Meaning

    please work

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お勤めなさいますな

    Reading

    おつとめなさいますな
    otsutomenasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めている

    Reading

    つとめている
    tsutometeiru

    Meaning

    is doing work / is work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めています

    Reading

    つとめています
    tsutometeimasu

    Meaning

    is doing work / is work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めていません

    Reading

    つとめていません
    tsutometeimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing work / is not work(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めていた

    Reading

    つとめていた
    tsutometeita

    Meaning

    was doing work / was work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めていました

    Reading

    つとめていました
    tsutometeimashita

    Meaning

    was doing work / was work(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めていませんでした

    Reading

    つとめていませんでした
    tsutometeimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing work / was not work(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めよう

    Reading

    つとめよう
    tsutomeyou

    Meaning

    let's work / will work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めまい

    Reading

    つとめまい
    tsutomemai

    Meaning

    let's not work / will not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めましょう

    Reading

    つとめましょう
    tsutomemashou

    Meaning

    let's work / will work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めますまい

    Reading

    つとめますまい
    tsutomemasumai

    Meaning

    let's not work / will not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めるだろう

    Reading

    つとめるだろう
    tsutomerudarou

    Meaning

    will probably work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めないだろう

    Reading

    つとめないだろう
    tsutomenaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めるでしょう

    Reading

    つとめるでしょう
    tsutomerudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めないでしょう

    Reading

    つとめないでしょう
    tsutomenaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めただろう

    Reading

    つとめただろう
    tsutometadarou

    Meaning

    probably did work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めなかっただろう

    Reading

    つとめなかっただろう
    tsutomenakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めたでしょう

    Reading

    つとめたでしょう
    tsutometadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めなかったでしょう

    Reading

    つとめなかったでしょう
    tsutomenakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めれば

    Reading

    つとめれば
    tsutomereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めなければ

    Reading

    つとめなければ
    tsutomenakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めたら

    Reading

    つとめたら
    tsutometara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めなかったら

    Reading

    つとめなかったら
    tsutomenakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めましたら

    Reading

    つとめましたら
    tsutomemashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めませんでしたら

    Reading

    つとめませんでしたら
    tsutomemasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤められる

    Reading

    つとめられる
    tsutomerareru

    Meaning

    can work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤められない

    Reading

    つとめられない
    tsutomerarenai

    Meaning

    cannot work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤められます

    Reading

    つとめられます
    tsutomeraremasu

    Meaning

    can work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤められません

    Reading

    つとめられません
    tsutomeraremasen

    Meaning

    cannot work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めさせる

    Reading

    つとめさせる
    tsutomesaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めさせない

    Reading

    つとめさせない
    tsutomesasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めさせます

    Reading

    つとめさせます
    tsutomesasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めさせません

    Reading

    つとめさせません
    tsutomesasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤められる

    Reading

    つとめられる
    tsutomerareru

    Meaning

    be work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤められない

    Reading

    つとめられない
    tsutomerarenai

    Meaning

    not be work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤められます

    Reading

    つとめられます
    tsutomeraremasu

    Meaning

    be work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤められません

    Reading

    つとめられません
    tsutomeraremasen

    Meaning

    not be work

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    勤めたり

    Reading

    つとめたり
    tsutometari

    Meaning

    did things like work

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めなかったり

    Reading

    つとめなかったり
    tsutomenakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like work

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    勤めましたり

    Reading

    つとめましたり
    tsutomemashitari

    Meaning

    did things like work

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めませんでしたり

    Reading

    つとめませんでしたり
    tsutomemasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like work

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    勤めたい

    Reading

    つとめたい
    tsutometai

    Meaning

    want to work

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めたくない

    Reading

    つとめたくない
    tsutometakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to work

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    勤めたかった

    Reading

    つとめたかった
    tsutometakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to work

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めたくなかった

    Reading

    つとめたくなかった
    tsutometakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to work

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    勤めたくて

    Reading

    つとめたくて
    tsutometakute

    Meaning

    want to work, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    勤めたくなくて

    Reading

    つとめたくなくて
    tsutometakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to work, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    勤めたく

    Reading

    つとめたく
    tsutometaku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to work

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    勤めたければ

    Reading

    つとめたければ
    tsutometakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to work

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めたくなければ

    Reading

    つとめたくなければ
    tsutometakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to work

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    勤めたかったら

    Reading

    つとめたかったら
    tsutometakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to work

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    勤めたくなかったら

    Reading

    つとめたくなかったら
    tsutometakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to work

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    勤めたさ

    Reading

    つとめたさ
    tsutometasa

    Meaning

    the desire to work

Word Detail

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    勤める

    Meaning

    Work

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