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勤める

つとめる

to work (for)

Ichidan verbJLPT N5

Example Sentences

父は会社につとめます。
My father works at a company.
私は去年、銀行につとめました。
I worked at a bank last year.
彼は学校につとめていません。
He does not work at a school.

Grammar Notes & Usage Tips

Use the particle に after the company or place to show where someone works, like 会社に勤めています (I work at a company).
Don't confuse 勤める (to work for a company) with 働く, which means "to work" in a more general sense like doing tasks or labor.
勤める is usually used in the polite form (勤めています) when talking about jobs, especially in formal or professional situations.
JLPT N5 level

Common Phrases & Expressions

会社に勤める
to work at a company
公務員として勤める
to work as a public servant
銀行に勤めています
(I) work at a bank

Complete Conjugation Table

Basic Forms

Dictionary Form
勤める
Masu Form
勤めます
Te Form
勤めて
Past Form
勤めた
Negative Form
勤めない
Past Negative
勤めなかった

Polite Forms

Polite Present
勤めます
Polite Past
勤めました
Polite Negative
勤めません
Polite Past Negative
勤めませんでした

Advanced Forms

Potential Form
勤められる
Passive Form
勤められる
Causative Form
勤めさせる
Causative Passive
勤めさせられる
Volitional Form
勤めよう
Imperative Form
勤めろ

Conditional Forms

Conditional (ば)
勤めれば
Conditional (たら)
勤めたら

Other Forms

Progressive Form
勤めている
Desire (たい)
勤めたい
Prohibition
勤めるな

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