働く
はたらく
to work
Hataraku (働く) is a godan verb meaning "to work". Its polite form is 働きます (hatarakimasu), its te form is 働いて (hataraite), its past form is 働いた (hataraita), and its negative form is 働かない (hatarakanai).
Godan verbJLPT N5
Hataraku (働く) conjugation quick reference
働く means "to work". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Hataraku example sentences
毎日働きます。
I work every day.
昨日働きました。
I worked yesterday.
今日は働きません。
I’m not working today.
How to use Hataraku: grammar notes
•Use 働く with the particle で to show where someone works, like 会社で働く (I work at a company).
•Don't use を with 働く—it's not something you "do to" an object, so saying *会社を働く is incorrect.
•To talk about when you work, add に after the time, like 月曜日に働く (I work on Monday).
•JLPT N5 level
Common phrases with Hataraku
会社で働く（かいしゃで はたらく）
to work at a company
アルバイトとして働く（アルバイトとして はたらく）
to work part-time (as a part-timer)
一生懸命働く（いっしょうけんめい はたらく）
to work hard / diligently
Hataraku (働く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 働く | hataraku |
| Masu Form | 働きます | hatarakimasu |
| Te Form | 働いて | hataraite |
| Past Form | 働いた | hataraita |
| Negative Form | 働かない | hatarakanai |
| Past Negative | 働かなかった | hatarakanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 働きます | hatarakimasu |
| Polite Past | 働きました | hatarakimashita |
| Polite Negative | 働きません | hatarakimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 働きませんでした | hatarakimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 働ける | hatarakeru |
| Passive Form | 働かれる | hatarakareru |
| Causative Form | 働かせる | hatarakaseru |
| Causative Passive | 働かされる | hatarakasareru |
| Volitional Form | 働こう | hatarakou |
| Imperative Form | 働け | hatarake |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 働けば | hatarakeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 働いたら | hataraitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 働いている | hataraiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 働きたい | hatarakitai |
| Prohibition | 働くな | hatarakuna |